Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Extension Act

Bill: 117-s-1447
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2021-04-29
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Coal

Government trust funds

Land use and conservation

Mining

Solid waste and recycling

User charges and fees

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-29
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 for the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.</p> <p>Under the existing Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program, Interior collects a fee from coal mining companies for each ton of coal produced. The fees are deposited into the fund, which may be used to address hazards to public health, safety, and the environment from coal mining sites that were abandoned or unreclaimed as of August 3, 1977. Interior's authority to collect the fee expires on September 30, 2021. </p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1447 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 29, 2021 Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Casey , Mr. Warner , Mr. Kaine , 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 .