Harry Reid: “Here are the pieces of legislation, the laws, that have been passed that now govern mining: Migratory Bird Treaty Act…”

“Here are the pieces of legislation, the laws, that have been passed that now govern mining: Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, Historic Buildings and Sites, Fish and Wildlife, National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Air Amendments, Federal Water Pollution Control, Endangered Species Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Toxic Substance Control Act, Resource Conservation, National Forest Management, Clean Air Act, Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, Clean Water Act, Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Act, Archaeological and Historical Preservation, Comprehensive Environmental Compensation Liability Act, Superfund, Clean Air Amendments of 1990. And there are more. The 1872 mining law has been affected numerous times by Federal laws that we have passed back here.”