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HR 5308 108th Congress House

To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to modify requirements relating to transfers from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 8, 2004 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedureCoalDepartment of the InteriorEconomics and Public Finance
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Employee health benefitsEnergyFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment trust fundsHealthInsurance premiumsInterestLabor and EmploymentLawMedical economicsMinersReclamation of landRetiree health benefitsSocial WelfareStrip mining
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Nov 8, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Oct 8, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Oct 8, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 8, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to revise the statutory formula under which the Secretary of the Interior is required to transfer funds from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to: (1) United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund; (2) United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan; and (3) the multiemployer health benefit plan established after July 1991, by the parties that are settlors of the 1992 Benefit Plan.

Prescribes guidelines for transfer by the Secretary of additional amounts of previously credited interest and previously allocated amounts.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2208 Related bill A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reduce the amounts of reclamation fees, to mo…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 8, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5308: To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to modify requirements relating to transfers from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5308/
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"H.R. 5308: To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to modify requirements relating to transfers from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5308/.
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H.R. 5308, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5308/.
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