THE BUNKER HILL LIQUIDATION ACT

WRITTEN BY Rep. Goldfish (LC-ID-1) & Rep. Legs Underdunk (LC-KY-1)
----101st Congress of the United States
COSPONSORS
Rep. Albert Densemore (D-OR-1)
Rep. Caleb Keizer (D-CO-1)
IN BRIEF
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== Section 1. Name of Bill ==
This Bill will be known as THE BUNKER HILL MINE AND SMELTING COMPLEX LIQUIDATION ACT for the duration of this bill, in all debates, and following enactment by the executive branch will carry the same title.
== Section 2. Findings and Definitions ==
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FINDINGS
# Whereas, a majority of ore smelted from Bunker Hill Smelter Hill is lost.
# Whereas, molten ore is spilled into the nearby Coeur d'Aléne River, polluting it.
# Whereas, the ban on hiring “fertile women” directly violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
# Whereas, the Shoshone County Lead Health Project reported 45 children had lead poisoning, and one child had the highest reported blood lead level ever recorded in a human being.
# Whereas, workers were exposed to near-lethal amounts of lead in the plant, violating several OSHA codes, such as refusing to let workers stay home with high levels of lead in their blood.
# Whereas, bridges and buildings around the area corroded quicker than anywhere else in the state.
# Whereas, water in the area was determined safe to drink, as long as consumption was limited to 2.4 gallons a day.
# Whereas, the plant levied political power to continue polluting the environment, and if they did not have what they wanted, they threatened to leave the county.
# Whereas, the plant was demanded by the government and civilians to stop polluting as much as it has, to which the plant responded by saying that economic development is more important than the betterment of human lives.
# Whereas, this has been demanded by the people of Idaho, especially farmers, as early as the 19th century.
== Section 3. Bill Action ==
# The Bunker Hill Mine and Smelting Complex will terminate processes immediately.
# The Bunker Hill Mine and Smelting Complex will be torn down within 21 days of the bill’s passing.
# The Bunker Hill Mine and Smelting Complex will be forced to repay Shoshone County in damages to the environment.
# The United States Federal Government will fund restoration of the land and waterways affected by the Bunker Hill Mine and Smelting Complex.
== Section 4. Funding ==
TOTAL BILL IMPLEMENTATION COST - $35,000
* Section 3b - $5,000 in deconstruction
* Section 3d - $30,000 in restoration efforts to the land, the Coeur d'Aléne River, and many streams and creeks in the area, including “Lead Creek”.
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