HR 4435
116th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Coal
Corporate finance and management
Department of the Interior
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government liability
Land use and conservation
Mining
Pollution liability
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings
Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act of 2019
Introduced: September 20, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 20, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act of 2019
This bill addresses bonding programs with regard to surface coal mining operations..
Specifically, the bill
- prohibits the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE) and state regulatory authorities from accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation,
- requires any existing self-bonds or corporate bonds utilized for coal reclamation to be converted to surety or collateral bonds,
- authorizes the OSMRE to approve state or federal alternative coal mining bond programs that result in no greater risk of financial liability to the federal government than a surety or collateral bond program, and
- directs the OSMRE to issue rules establishing limitations on surety bonds to minimize the financial liability to the federal or state government.
What's happening now
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committees of jurisdiction
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