Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1734
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-10 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: 2021-03-10
text: 

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.

action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Committee on the Budget discharged.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Committee on the Budget discharged.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-566, Part I.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-566, Part I.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-10
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: 2021-03-10
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: 2021-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Introduced in House