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HR 1315 101th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Coal Environmental Protection Federal aid to water pollution control Mine wastes Mines and mineral resources Reclamation of land State finance Strip mining Water conservation Water supply Water treatment plants

To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to facilitate the use of abandoned mine reclamation fund moneys to replace certain water supplies adversely affected by coal mining…

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To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to facilitate the use of abandoned mine reclamation fund moneys to replace certain water supplies adversely affected by coal mining practices.

Introduced: March 8, 1989 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 1989
See H.R.2095.
May 16, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 17, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources.
Mar 8, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Mar 8, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to authorize any State to expend up to 50 percent of its allocated mine reclamation funds to construct public water distribution facilities and water treatment plants to replace water supplies adversely affected by coal mining practices.

What's happening now October 23, 1989

See H.R.2095.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2095 Procedurally related Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 1989
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 8, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1315: To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to facilitate the use of abandoned mine reclamation fund moneys to replace certain water supplies adversely affected by coal mining practices.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1315/
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"H.R. 1315: To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to facilitate the use of abandoned mine reclamation fund moneys to replace certain water supplies adversely affected by coal mining practices.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1315/.
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H.R. 1315, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1315/.
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[H.R. 1315: To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to facilitate the use of abandoned mine reclamation fund moneys to replace certain water supplies adversely affected by coal mining practices.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1315/)
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