Senate allocates $3.8 million for mine safety IT
Information Week
In response to a mining disaster in April that killed 29 miners, the Senate wants to allocate $3.8 million to update an IT system that processes mine safety violations.
In a report that accompanied the 2010 Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act that passed the Senate May 27, the Senate recommended the funds to reduce the backlog of dispute cases at the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. The commission acts independently to rule on legal disputes between mine operators and the government based on laws created by the 1977 Federal Mine Safety and Health Act.
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