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A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation…

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A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs.

Introduced: May 5, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 16, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 296.
Apr 16, 2012
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-429.
Feb 29, 2012
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Feb 29, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 29, 2012
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Nov 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Nov 3, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Nov 3, 2011
Received in the House.
Nov 3, 2011
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 2, 2011
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7091-7092; text as passed Senate: CR S7092)
Nov 2, 2011
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7091-7092; text as passed Senate: CR S7092)
Aug 30, 2011
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 143.
Aug 30, 2011
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/02/2011 without amendment. With written report No. 112-63.
Jul 14, 2011
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 18, 2011
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-39.
May 5, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2737)
May 5, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2737)
May 5, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, with respect to the allocation of surface mining reclamation funds to states and Indian tribes, to authorize uncertified states and Indian tribes to use certain unexpended and unappropriated balance amounts for: (1) acid mine drainage abatement and treatment, and (2) noncoal abandoned mine land reclamation.

Modifies limitations placed upon the allocation of such surface mining reclamation funds to provide for payments for filling voids and sealing tunnels and entryways of noncoal mines as well as coal mines.

("Uncertified states and Indian tribes" are those which have not certified to the Secretary of the Interior completion of their abandoned coal mine reclamation work.)

What's happening now April 16, 2012

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 296.

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 Bill text 5 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · May 5, 2011
 R
Lee, Mike
Utah · May 5, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 897: A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-897/
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"S. 897: A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-897/.
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S. 897, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-897/.
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