H157 Summary

• Clarifies Interstate Mining Compact by allowing governors to designate alternates from state environmental protection agencies with mining responsibility, in addition to advisory body members.

• Excludes steel slag from electric arc furnace steelmaking from solid waste regulation if sold and distributed as a commodity in controlled manner.

• Establishes recovered material standards requiring 75% of stored material be removed annually, prohibits accumulated speculative materials, and adds new requirements for foreign constituent content and facility operation compliance.

• Renames "Ecosystem Enhancement Program" to "Division of Mitigation Services" throughout environmental statutes and updates related funding and reporting mechanisms.

• Makes technical corrections to coal ash management provisions, including clarifying commission names and corrective action procedures for groundwater quality violations.