Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-831
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN]
Introduced: 2013-04-25
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Coal

Department of the Interior

Energy revenues and royalties

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Environmental regulatory procedures

Government liability

Land use and conservation

Mining

Property rights

Unemployment
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, before December 31, 2017, from issuing or approving any proposed or final regulation under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 that would: (1) adversely impact employment in coal mines in the United States; (2) cause a reduction in revenue received by the federal government or any state, tribal, or local government, by reducing through regulation the quantity of coal in the United States that is available for mining; (3) reduce the quantity of coal available for domestic consumption or for export; (4) designate any area as unsuitable for surface coal mining and reclamation operations; (5) expose the United States to liability for taking the value of privately owned coal through regulation; or (6) cause further time delays to permitting or increase costs.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 831 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 25, 2013 Mr. Coats (for himself, Mr. Lee , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Chambliss , Mr. Coburn , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Risch , Mr. Vitter , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Sessions , and Mr. Hatch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before December 31, 2017, under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 . 2. Limitation on authority to issue regulations under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 The Secretary of the Interior may not, before December 31, 2017, issue or approve any proposed or final regulation under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq. ) that would— (1) adversely impact employment in coal mines in the United States; (2) cause a reduction in revenue received by the Federal Government or any State, tribal, or local government, by reducing through regulation the quantity of coal in the United States that is available for mining; (3) reduce the quantity of coal available for domestic consumption or for export; (4) designate any area as unsuitable for surface coal mining and reclamation operations; (5) expose the United States to liability for taking the value of privately owned coal through regulation; or (6) cause further time delays to permitting or increase costs.