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Legislation to improve safety in the state's approximately 200 bituminous coal mines is poised to pass both the state House and Senate after years of negotiations.
The bill was six years in the making since nine miners were rescued from the flooded Quecreek Mine in western Pennsylvania. It received endorsements Monday from both the coal companies and United Mine Workers of America.
Gov. Ed Rendell sat for several hours Thursday with legislators, union negotiators and coal company executives to try to resolve the last disagreements. Final details were hammered out Friday.
Spokesman Phil Smith said the union urged both the House and Senate to pass the bill.
The bill was expected to come up for a vote Monday in the Senate before going to the House.
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