HR 6055 · 93th Congress · Labor and Employment
A bill to amend the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.(1973-03-22)
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Provides that the provisions of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, except those provisions relating to imminent danger, shall not apply to any coal mine to which a waiver has been granted under this Act. Sets forth the requirements under which the Secretary of the Interior shall approve applications for waivers, including: (1) that the mine has no more than five miners; (2) that the miners shall have knowingly elected to work underground in the mine; (3) that the mine is above the water table; and (4) that a substantial portion of the mined coal is consumed locally for space heating. Authorizes the Secretary to revoke a waiver for noncompliance with the mining requirements set forth in this Act.…
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