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Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act of 2003

Introduced: January 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jan 7, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S49)
Jan 7, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S48-49)
Jan 7, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow the percentage depletion allowance for hardrock mines located on land currently subject to the general mining laws, or on land patented under such laws. Establishes the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Trust fund in the Treasury. Appropriates to such Fund amounts equal to 25 percent of the additional revenues received by reason of the above change in the percentage depletion allowance. Prescribes guidelines under which such fund shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for reclamation and restoration of lands and water resources adversely affected by mineral and mineral material mining (excluding coal and fluid materials).
What's happening now January 7, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S49)

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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jan 7, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 44: Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-44/
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"S. 44: Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-44/.
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S. 44, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-44/.
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