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EMRTAI Authorization Act of 2026

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This bill creates a program within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to find and recover important minerals and materials from contaminated, or polluted, sites. These materials are ones that experts have identified as essential for energy technology and at risk of running low in supply. The EPA can give out funding to people, nonprofit groups, and state, local, and tribal governments to help with this work, but no more than $10 million total per year and no more than $3 million to any single recipient. The program is set to end after 10 years.

Introduced

July 9, 2026

Policy Area

Energy

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