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HR 395 106th Congress House

Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Act of 1999

Official title: To provide for the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 2, 1999 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources CommerceEconomics and Public FinanceEnvironmental ProtectionFees
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Government trust fundsLand subsidenceMine wastesMineral industriesMines and mineral resourcesMining claimsReclamation of landRevegetationSediment controlSoil erosionStrip miningWater pollution control
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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.
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To President
Became law
Feb 2, 1999
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Feb 2, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan 19, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 2, 1999

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Act of 1999- Sets forth a fee schedule under which a producer of hardrock minerals from a mine that was within a mining claim that has subsequently been patented under the general mining laws must pay the Secretary of the Interior a reclamation fee computed as a specified percentage of net proceeds.

Establishes the Abandoned Minerals Mine Reclamation Fund, composed of such fees for the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by past minerals activities (other than coal and fluid minerals activities).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 2, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 395: Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-395/
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"H.R. 395: Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-395/.
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