H.R. 4248 · 116th Congress
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019
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Finkenauer8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House, Part I · Dec 2, 2020
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019
Latest action (Dec 2, 2020): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 9, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.