Raúl Grijalva: “The tremendous array of cultural, historical, and natural resources protected for future generations because of this law…”

This amendment, which I offered a version of at the markup nearly a year ago, would have addressed all the concerns. If adopted, I would be happy to support H.R. 1449. This amendment extends the timeline for the Department to determine…

The 1872 Mining Law is an outdated law that has failed to protect communities like mine.

Future exploration or mining activities at the site not only threatens the health and welfare of tribal members.

To merely open the floodgates to the use of our public lands without any protections, due process, community involvement... is going back to a time that got us into this situation.