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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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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.

Introduced: February 4, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Feb 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 4, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 4, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 4, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 488: 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.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-488/
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"H.R. 488: 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.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-488/.
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H.R. 488, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-488/.
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