H.R. 1734 · 117th Congress
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2021
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Bonamici11 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2021
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House · Nov 16, 2022
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2021
This bill reauthorizes the Department of the Interior to collect fees on the production of coal through FY2036, expands the eligible uses of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and revises requirements concerning the fund.
Under current law, operators of active coal mines must pay such fees through FY2021. Revenue from the fees are deposited into the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, which is used for the reclamation of abandoned coal mines.
The bill authorizes 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. It also increases the minimum amount of funds from $3 million to $5 million that Interior must award to states and Indian tribes that have approved abandoned mine reclamation programs.
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 2021
Latest action (Nov 16, 2022): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 10, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.