Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4248
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2019-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Coal
Environmental health
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian lands and resources rights
Land use and conservation
Mining
Pollution liability
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
User charges and fees
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-09
text: 

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; and
 
increases the minimum amount of funds from $3 million to $5 million that Interior must award to states and Indian tribes who have an approved abandoned mine reclamation program.
 

action_date: 2020-12-02
text: 

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. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-02
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501.
action_date: 2020-12-02
text: Committee on the Budget discharged.
action_date: 2020-12-02
text: Committee on the Budget discharged.
action_date: 2020-12-02
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-609, Part I.
action_date: 2020-12-02
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-609, Part I.
action_date: 2020-01-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-01-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-01-15
text: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-09-09
text: 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.
action_date: 2019-09-09
text: 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.
action_date: 2019-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-09
text: Introduced in House