Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Extension Act

Bill: 116-s-1193
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2019-04-11
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Coal

Government trust funds

Land use and conservation

Mining

Solid waste and recycling

User charges and fees

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Extension Act</b></p> <p>This bill extends through FY2036 the reclamation fee that each operator of a coal mining operation must pay to the Department of the Interior.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1193 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Jones , Mr. Warner , Mr. Kaine , Ms. Duckworth , and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to extend the period during which certain reclamation fees are required to be paid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Extension Act . 2. Abandoned mine land reclamation fee Section 402(b) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1232(b) ) is amended by striking September 30, 2021 and inserting September 30, 2036 .