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HR 1621 98th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Coal Conservation of natural resources Department of the Interior Government trust funds Indian lands Mines and mineral resources Native Americans Public Lands and Real Property Reclamation of land Strip mining

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Improvements Act

Introduced: March 9, 1983 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 7, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Feb 23, 1983
Introduced in House
Feb 23, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Improvements Act - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to invest that part of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (the Fund) not required to meet current withdrawals. Requires the interest earned from such investment to be deposited in the Fund.

Requires a State to have in effect a State Reclamation Plan and surface mine regulatory program in order to collect its reclamation fee payment. Permits a State or Indian tribe to have such payments made annually or quarterly. Provides that such payments shall be equal to 50 percent of the funds collected in any State or Indian reservation.

What's happening now March 7, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Mar 9, 1983
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 9, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1621: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Improvements Act. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1621/
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"H.R. 1621: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Improvements Act." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1621/.
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H.R. 1621, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1621/.
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