Delegation Reintroduces Bill to Allow State to Conduct Clean-Up Effort at Gilt Edge Mine
News ReleaseMarch 4, 2021News
Photo courtesy of Bart PfankuchGilt Edge Mnie Superfund Site.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today reintroduced the Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act, legislation that would authorize the state of South Dakota to purchase approximately 266 acres of U.S. Forest Service land in Lawrence County. The land transfer authorized by this legislation would allow the state to conduct a clean-up effort within the boundary of the Gilt Edge Mine superfund site once the Environmental Protection Agency completes its clean-up actions.