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HR 2520 108th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Alabama Coal Commerce Energy Environmental Protection Finance and Financial Sector Land transfers Law Liability for environmental damages Natural areas Paleontology Reclamation of land Research natural areas Science, Technology, Communications Strip mining Surety and fidelity

Union Chapel Fossil Footprint Site Preservation Act

Introduced: June 19, 2003 Introduced by: Aderholt, Robert B. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Jun 24, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jun 19, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jun 19, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Union Chapel Fossil Footprint Site Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept, if willingly donated by the New Acton Coal Mining Company, Inc., Cordova, Alabama, the Union Chapel Paleozoic Footprint Preserve, Union Chapel, Alabama, in order to preserve and protect certain rare paleontological resources. Declares that the requirements of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 shall not apply to the New Acton Mining Company, Inc. regarding further reclamation of the Preserve. Permits the return to the New Acton Coal Mining Company, Inc., of all funds held in escrow pending further reclamation of the Union Chapel Mine by the Director of the Surface Coal Mining Commission of the State of Alabama.
What's happening now June 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2520: Union Chapel Fossil Footprint Site Preservation Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2520/
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"H.R. 2520: Union Chapel Fossil Footprint Site Preservation Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2520/.
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H.R. 2520, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2520/.
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