119th Congress Environmental Protection
S. 568: Gold King Mine Spill Compensation Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill authorizes and provides funding for compensation for certain homeowners, livestock grazers, farmers, and companies who suffered damages as a result of the Gold King Mine spill on August 5, 2015, in southwest Colorado.
To be eligible for compensation, a homeowner, livestock grazer, farmer, or company (1) must have submitted an administrative claim to the Environmental Protection Agency on or before August 5, 2017, that was denied or not fully compensated; and (2) must not have entered a settlement with the United States for an amount exceeding $2,500.
Under the bill, covered damages include lost business income, expenses arising from relocating livestock and providing alternative water supplies, and crop loss or diminished crop yield.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Cosponsors
- John Hickenlooper D-COOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Michael Bennet.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.