An amendment, as amended, to modify several provisions of the bill relating to coal, oil and gas development. The amendment would also provide incentives for the remining of coal from abandoned mines and refuse piles; direct the Office of Surface Mining to issue regulations requiring mining companies to provide compensation for damage caused by mine cave-ins or ground sinking, and replace contaminated local water supplies; permit the use of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund monies to suppress underground coal fires; require the Department of the Interior to consider market demand, as well as competition in the coal industry, prior to issuing federal coal leases; establish dispute resolution procedures for certain oil shale claims; require the Bureau of Mines to develop a health, safety and mining technology research program. Provisions permitting oil and gas leasing on Naval Oil Shalre Reserve lands in Colorado were deleted by the Mavroules amendment.

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Amendment Number
563
Description
An amendment, as amended, to modify several provisions of the bill relating to coal, oil and gas development. The amendment would also provide incentives for the remining of coal from abandoned mines and refuse piles; direct the Office of Surface Mining to issue regulations requiring mining companies to provide compensation for damage caused by mine cave-ins or ground sinking, and replace contaminated local water supplies; permit the use of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund monies to suppress underground coal fires; require the Department of the Interior to consider market demand, as well as competition in the coal industry, prior to issuing federal coal leases; establish dispute resolution procedures for certain oil shale claims; require the Bureau of Mines to develop a health, safety and mining technology research program. Provisions permitting oil and gas leasing on Naval Oil Shalre Reserve lands in Colorado were deleted by the Mavroules amendment.
Purpose
Amendment, as amended, sought to modify provisions relating to coal, oil and gas development. It would have: (1) provided incentives for the remining of coal from abandoned mines and refuse piles; (2) required mining companies to provide compensation for damage caused by mine cave-ins or ground sinking, and replace contaminated local water supplies; (3) permitted the use of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund monies to suppress underground coal fires; (4) required the Department of the Interior to consider market demand, as well as competition in the coal industry, prior to issuing federal coal leases; (5) established dispute resolution procedures for certain oil shale claims; and (6) required the Bureau of Mines to develop a health, safety and mining technology research program.
Congress
102
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
May 27, 1992
Latest Action Text
By unanimous consent, the Rahall amendment was withdrawn.
Latest Action Time
14:38:48
Submitted Date
May 27, 1992
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 10, 2021
Amendment 563 — Informed