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Bill117th CongressFiled Mar 10, 2021Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 1734

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2021

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What it doesSummary 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.

What just happenedNov 16, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8](D-PA)Sponsor
31 cosponsors25 D6 R
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  1. Nov 16, 2022CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.

  2. Nov 16, 2022DischargeH12300

    Committee on the Budget discharged.

    Budget Committee
  3. Nov 16, 2022Committee5500

    Committee on the Budget discharged.

    Budget Committee
  4. Nov 16, 2022CommitteeH12200

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-566, Part I.

    Natural Resources Committee
  5. Nov 16, 2022Committee5000

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-566, Part I.

    Natural Resources Committee
  6. May 26, 2021Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

    Natural Resources Committee
  7. May 26, 2021Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Natural Resources Committee
  8. May 26, 2021Committee

    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.

    Natural Resources Committee
  9. Mar 18, 2021Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
  10. Mar 17, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

    Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
  11. Mar 10, 2021IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Budget Committee
  12. Mar 10, 2021IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Natural Resources Committee
  13. Mar 10, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  14. Mar 10, 2021IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to HouseNov 16, 20227

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.

Introduced in HouseMar 10, 2021

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.

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2021 — Informed