KY SR165

Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Scotia Mine Disaster at Black Mountain, Kentucky, where explosions on March 9 and March 11, 1976, killed 26 miners total (15 in the first explosion, 11 in the second during rescue efforts)

Acknowledges the disaster as one of the worst coal mining tragedies in United States history, with victims' bodies unable to be recovered for several months due to unstable mine conditions

Notes the disaster led directly to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and improved understanding of how poorly ventilated air moves underground

Credits the tragedy with driving modern mine safety improvements including fireproof shelters, emergency rations, and oxygen supplies

Directs the Senate to adjourn in honor of the 26 victims, their families, and rescuers, with a copy transmitted to Senator Scott Madon