H.R. 9826: Glenwood Hot Springs Protection Act

This bill would stop the Secretary of the Interior from approving or processing any application to expand the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on certain federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

In plain terms, the bill would:

• Prevent federal approval for enlarging existing mining operations in the area covered by the bill.
• Block related requests for mineral material sales contracts or similar approvals under two federal laws:
  • The Materials Act of 1947
  • The Surface Resources Act of 1955
• Apply to limestone operations on specific public land sections in Garfield County, Colorado, identified in the bill.

The bill does not create a new mining program or change general mining law nationwide. Its effect is limited to this specific quarry area and to actions by the Secretary of the Interior concerning expansion-related approvals. In practice, it would keep the quarry from growing through federal authorization on the covered lands.

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