Good Samaritan Resources

Federal Baucus Good Samaritan Bill (S. 1787, 106th Congress, 1999)
     Baucus Senate Speech Introducing Bill
     Western Governors Association Addendum to Baucus Bill
     Western Governors Association Letter of Support
     Gov. Janklow (South Dakota) Testimony
     U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Testimony
     Western Organization of Resource Councils Testimony
     Echo Bay Mines Testimony
     Sierra Club (Rocky Mountain Chapter) Article

Udall Good Samaritan Bill (H.R. 4078, 107th Congress, 2002; H.R. 504, 108th Congress, 2003)
     Udall Bill Fact Sheet
     Udall Bill Outline
     Udall Bill Press Release (21 Mar 02 and 29 Jan 03)
     National Mining Association Comments on Udall Bill (15 Aug 02)
     Mineral Policy Center Presentation on Good Samaritan
     Mineral Policy Center Support for Udall Bill
     Mineral Policy Center Revenue Estimate for Udall Bill

Campbell Good Samaritan Bill (S. 1660, 108th Congress, 2003)

McInnis Good Samaritan Upper Animas Bill (H.R. 2835, 108th Congress, 2003)

 

Pennsylvania

Environmental Good Samaritan Legislation (Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 27 Environmental Resources, Part VI Sanctions and Remedies, Subpart C Immunity, Chapter 81)

Environmental Good Samaritan Act Fact Sheet

Reclaim PA web page (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection)

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, "Pennsyvania's Environmental Good Samaritan Act and Related Initiatives," NOAMI Legal and Institutional Barriers to Collaboration Workshop, February 2003.

 

Opinions McAllister S.T., 2003. Unnecessarily hesitant Good Samaritans...  Environmental Law Review 33, 10245-10264.

 

Canada National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Initiative, Canada, "Barriers to Collaboration: Orphaned/Abandoned Mines in Canada," July 2002.

National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Initiative, Canada, "Legal and Institutional Barriers to Collaboration Relating to Orphaned and Abandoned Mines (OAMs)," February 2003.

National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Initiative, Canada, "Lessons Learned On Community Involvement in the Remediation Orphaned/Abandoned Mines: Case Studies and Analysis," February 2003.

Last updated on October 02, 2003 at 04:59 PM by Joe Ryan

The photograph used as the background of this page is a close-up of the water draining from the Big Five Mine near the town of Ward in northwestern Boulder County, Colorado.  The pH of the water draining from the mine is about 2.0.  This acidic water drains into the nearby Lefthand Creek.