HR 4248
116th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Coal
Environmental health
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian lands and resources rights
Land use and conservation
Mining
Pollution liability
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
User charges and fees
Water quality
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019
Introduced: September 9, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501.
Dec 2, 2020
Committee on the Budget discharged.
Dec 2, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-609, Part I.
Jan 15, 2020
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jan 15, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 15, 2020
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Nov 14, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 9, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
Sep 9, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019
This bill reauthorizes the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund fees and expands the payments from the fund for abandoned coal mine cleanups.
Specifically, the bill
- authorizes the Department of the Interior to reimburse states and tribal governments from the fund for the emergency restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of adverse effects of coal mining practices;
- extends the authority for Interior to collect reclamation fees through FY2036;
- increases from $3 million to $5 million the minimum amount of funds that Interior must award annually to certain states and Indian tribes that have an approved abandoned mine reclamation program; and
- exempts certain payments from budget sequestration and requires Interior to disburse previously sequestered amounts to states and tribes.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501.
Committees of jurisdiction
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