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S 2448 110th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Economics and Public Finance Energy Fees Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Reclamation of land Revenue sharing Strip mining

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Technical Corrections Act

Introduced: December 11, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2008
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. Without written report.
Sep 16, 2008
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 983.
Sep 11, 2008
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 16, 2008
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-603.
Dec 11, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Dec 11, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 11, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15140)
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to modify procedures governing payments of moneys derived from reclamation fees to certified states and Indian tribes.

Requires that such payments: (1) be distributed as direct transfers of funds rather than in the form of grants; and (2) be made at the same time as specified payments from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund are made available, including without fiscal year limitation.

What's happening now September 16, 2008

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 983.

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