HR 3747
116th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Land transfers
Mining
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
On or Under Act
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jul 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Jul 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 12, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 12, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
On or Under Act
This bill requires the federal government to acquire all current existing mineral rights, including lease interests, that exist in the subsurface of federally owned sites on the National Priorities List (the list of sites of national priority among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants).
The bill also requires the Environmental Protection Agency to prohibit any drilling, excavation, or other disturbance of the federally owned subsurface beneath a site listed on the National Priorities List other than for the purposes of site cleanup.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.