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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mercury Pollution Reduction Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) mercury and mercury compounds are highly toxic to 
        humans, ecosystems, and wildlife;
            (2) as many as 10 percent of women in the United States of 
        childbearing age have mercury in their bloodstreams at a level 
        that could pose risks to their unborn babies, and hundreds of 
        thousands of children born annually in the United States are at 
        risk of neurological problems relating to mercury exposure in 
        utero;
            (3) the most significant source of mercury exposure to 
        people in the United States is ingestion of mercury-
        contaminated fish;
            (4) the long-term solution to mercury pollution is to 
        minimize global mercury use and releases of mercury to 
        eventually achieve reduced contamination levels in the 
        environment, rather than reducing fish consumption, since 
        uncontaminated fish represents a critical and healthy source of 
        nutrition for people worldwide;
            (5) mercury pollution is a transboundary pollutant that--
                    (A) is deposited locally, regionally, and globally; 
                and
                    (B) affects bodies of water near industrial areas, 
                such as the Great Lakes, as well as bodies of water in 
                remote areas, such as the Arctic Circle;
            (6) of the approximately 30 plants in the United States 
        that produce chlorine, only 7 use the obsolete ``mercury cell'' 
        chlor-alkali process, and 4 have not yet committed to phasing 
        out mercury use;
            (7)(A) less than 5 percent of the total quantity of 
        chlorine and caustic soda produced in the United States comes 
        from the chlor-alkali plants described in paragraph (6) that 
        use the mercury cell chlor-alkali process;
            (B) cost-effective alternatives are available and in use in 
        the remaining 95 percent of chlorine and caustic soda 
        production; and
            (C) other countries, including Japan, have already banned 
        the mercury cell chlor-alkali process;
            (8) the chlor-alkali industry acknowledges that--
                    (A) mercury can contaminate products manufactured 
                at mercury cell facilities; and
                    (B) the use of some of those products results in 
                the direct and indirect release of mercury;
            (9) despite those quantities of mercury known to have been 
        used or to be in use, neither the chlor-alkali industry nor the 
        Environmental Protection Agency is able--
                    (A) to adequately account for the disposition of 
                the mercury used at those facilities; or
                    (B) to accurately estimate current mercury 
                emissions; and
            (10) it is critically important that the United States work 
        aggressively toward the minimization of supply, demand, and 
        releases of mercury, both domestically and internationally.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    Congress declares that the United States should develop policies 
and programs that will--
            (1) reduce mercury use and emissions within the United 
        States;
            (2) reduce mercury releases from the reservoir of mercury 
        currently in use or circulation within the United States; and
            (3) reduce exposures to mercury, particularly exposures of 
        women of childbearing age and young children.

SEC. 4. USE OF MERCURY IN CHLORINE AND CAUSTIC SODA MANUFACTURING.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 6 the 
following:

``SEC. 6A. USE OF MERCURY IN CHLORINE AND CAUSTIC SODA MANUFACTURING.

    ``(a) Definition of Chlor-alkali Facility.--In this section, the 
term `chlor-alkali facility' means a facility used for the manufacture 
of chlorine or caustic soda using a mercury cell process.
    ``(b) Prohibition.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection, it shall be unlawful to manufacture chlorine or 
        caustic soda using mercury cells at any facility in the United 
        States.
            ``(2) Notice.--The owner or operator of any existing chlor-
        alkali facility shall notify the Administrator no later than 
        June 30, 2012, whether it will--
                    ``(A) replace its chlor-alkali facility with a new 
                manufacturing facility that does not use mercury; or
                    ``(B) cease operations.
            ``(3) Closure.--A chlor-alkali facility for which a closure 
        notice is filed under paragraph (2)(B) shall cease 
        manufacturing chlorine or caustic soda using mercury cells no 
        later than June 30, 2013.
            ``(4) Replacement.--A chlor-alkali facility for which a 
        replacement notice is filed under paragraph (2)(A) may continue 
        to manufacture chlorine or caustic soda using mercury cells 
        until all of the permitting, financing, engineering, and 
        construction of a non-mercury replacement facility is complete, 
        or June 30, 2015, whichever is earlier.
    ``(c) Export Ban.--Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
section, the export of any elemental mercury or the sale of elemental 
mercury for purposes of export, including compounds and mixtures 
containing elemental mercury, by the owner or operator of a chlor-
alkali facility is prohibited.
    ``(d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section affects the 
ability of the owner or operator of any chlor-alkali facility to store 
elemental mercury in accordance with section 5(g)(2) of the Mercury 
Export Ban Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 6939f).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) The table of contents of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 6 the following:

``Sec. 6A. Use of mercury in chlorine and caustic soda 
                            manufacturing.''.
    (2) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 15 of such Act are each 
amended by striking ``or 6'' and inserting ``, 6 or 6A''.

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Mercury Pollution Reduction Act - Declares that the United States should develop policies and programs that will reduce: (1) mercury use and emissions; (2) mercury releases from the reservoir of mercury currently in use or circulation; and (3) exposures to mercury, particularly of women of childbearing age and young children.

Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit: (1) the manufacture of chlorine or caustic soda using mercury cells at any facility in the United States; and (2) the export of any elemental mercury or the sale of elemental mercury for purposes of export, including compounds and mixtures containing elemental mercury, by the owner or operator of a chlor-alkali facility.

Requires the owner or operator of any existing chlor-alkali facility to notify the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) no later than June 30, 2012, on whether the owner or operator will replace its chlor-alkali facility with a new manufacturing facility that does not use mercury or cease operations. Requires a chlor-alkali facility for which a closure notice is filed to cease manufacturing chlorine or caustic soda using mercury cells no later than June 30, 2013. Authorizes a chlor-alkali facility for which a replacement notice is filed to continue to manufacture chlorine or caustic soda using mercury cells until all of the permitting, financing, engineering, and construction of a non-mercury replacement facility is complete or June 30, 2015, whichever is earlier.

Provides that this Act does not affect the ability of the owner or operator of any chlor-alkali facility to store elemental mercury in accordance with the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Detroit Economic Competitiveness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DETROIT JOBS TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 9512. DETROIT JOBS TRUST FUND.

    ``(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the Treasury 
of the United States a trust fund to be known as the `Detroit Jobs 
Trust Fund', consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or 
credited to such fund as provided in this section or section 9602(b).
    ``(b) Transfers to Trust Fund.--There are hereby appropriated to 
the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund amounts equivalent to receipts in the 
Treasury of taxes (including all income, excise, and employment taxes 
whether imposed with respect to individuals or businesses) imposed 
under this title (with respect to periods after the date of the 
enactment of this section) which are (as determined by the Secretary) 
attributable to Detroit, Michigan. The city of Detroit, Michigan, shall 
provide the Secretary such information as the Secretary may request for 
purposes of making the determinations required under this subsection. 
For purposes of this subsection, the taxes imposed on a corporation or 
other business entity shall not be treated as attributable to Detroit, 
Michigan, merely because the headquarters of such corporation or entity 
is located in Detroit, Michigan.
    ``(c) Expenditures.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection, amounts in the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund shall 
        (without need of any further appropriation) be distributed 
        annually by the Secretary to the city of Detroit, Michigan, to 
        carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Use of expenditures.--Amounts distributed to the city 
        of Detroit, Michigan, under this section shall be used for the 
        following purposes and in the following order of priority:
                    ``(A) First, of the amounts distributed with 
                respect the annual period not in excess of the Detroit 
                income tax suspension hold harmless amount, for any 
                purpose determined by the city government of Detroit, 
                Michigan.
                    ``(B) Second, for payment of principal and interest 
                on any general obligation issued by the city of 
                Detroit, Michigan (to the extent of such obligations).
                    ``(C) Third, for payment of principal and interest 
                on obligations to which section 103 applies and the 
                proceeds of which were used for the public schools of 
                the city of Detroit, Michigan (to the extent of such 
                obligations).
                    ``(D) Fourth, for jobs development, public safety, 
                education, business infrastructure, or public 
                infrastructure (to the extent consistent with the plan 
                described in paragraph (4)).
            ``(3) Restriction on distributions.--No distribution shall 
        be made by the Secretary under paragraph (1) unless--
                    ``(A) the city of Detroit, Michigan, does not 
                impose an income tax with respect to the period to 
                which such distribution relates,
                    ``(B) such city has reduced the aggregate property 
                taxes imposed by an amount not less than the reduction 
                in the payment obligations of such city by reason of 
                the payments described in paragraph (2),
                    ``(C) all prior distributions made to the city 
                under paragraph (2) were used by the city in a manner 
                consistent with the requirements of paragraph (2), and
                    ``(D) such city has provided such information to 
                the Comptroller General of the United States as the 
                Comptroller General may request to carry out section 
                2(b) of the Detroit Economic Competitiveness Act.
            ``(4) 5-year development plan.--A plan is described in this 
        paragraph if such plan--
                    ``(A) is a 5-year plan describing development goals 
                for Detroit, Michigan, and detailing how distributions 
                for purposes described in paragraph (2)(D) will be 
                spent,
                    ``(B) has been approved by simple majority vote of 
                the City Council of Detroit, Michigan (after 
                consultation with the Detroit Board of Education), and
                    ``(C) has been submitted to, and approved by, the 
                Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Housing and 
                Urban Development, and the Secretary of Education.
        No distribution shall be made under paragraph (1) for a purpose 
        described in paragraph (2)(D) unless a plan described in this 
        paragraph is in effect and all prior such distributions for 
        such purposes were used in accordance with such plan.
            ``(5) Special rules during period of plan development.--
        During the period during which the plan described in paragraph 
        (4) is developed (but not in excess of the 5-month period 
        beginning on the date of the first distribution under paragraph 
        (1)), amounts distributed may be used concurrently for the 
        purposes described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
        paragraph (2).
            ``(6) Detroit income tax suspension hold harmless amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph 
                (2)(A), the term `Detroit income tax suspension hold 
                harmless amount' means the amount (as determined by the 
                Secretary) of revenue collected by the city of Detroit 
                pursuant to the income tax imposed by such city during 
                the calendar year preceding the calendar year which 
                includes the date of the enactment of this section.
                    ``(B) Cross reference.--For provision which 
                requires suspension of the Detroit income tax, see 
                paragraph (3)(A).
                    ``(C) Tax returns may still be required.--The city 
                of Detroit, Michigan, shall not be treated as failing 
                to satisfy the requirement of paragraph (3)(A) with 
                respect to any period merely because taxpayers are 
                required to file tax returns and report income with 
                respect to such period.
            ``(7) Amounts made available not to reduce other funding.--
        Amounts distributed to the city of Detroit, Michigan, under 
        this section shall supplement, and not supplant, any other 
        funding (including any Federal funding) for such city.
    ``(d) Termination.--No amount shall be distributed from, or 
appropriated to, the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund after the 5-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this section. Any amounts 
remaining in such Trust Fund at the end of such period shall be 
transferred to the general fund of the Treasury. The 5-year period 
specified in this subsection shall not be renewed or extended.''.
    (b) GAO Reports.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit an annual report to Congress which--
            (1) describes the manner and purposes for which 
        distributions made from the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund have been 
        used,
            (2) describes the extent to which progress has been made 
        toward meeting the development goals under the plan described 
        in section 9512(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as 
        added by this section) and whether such progress is consistent 
        with meeting such goals, and
            (3) includes any recommendations the Comptroller General 
        may have regarding improvements to the program described in 
        section 9512 of such Code.
The first such annual report shall be submitted not later than 90 days 
after the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and the last such annual report shall be submitted not later than 
90 days after the date on which the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund terminates 
pursuant to section 9512(d) of such Code.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter A of 
chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

``Sec. 9512. Detroit Jobs Trust Fund.''.

SEC. 3. ZERO CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR CERTAIN NEW INVESTMENTS IN DETROIT, 
              MICHIGAN.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter Y of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:

        ``PART IV--CERTAIN NEW INVESTMENTS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN

``Sec. 1400V. Zero capital gains rate for certain new investments in 
                            Detroit, Michigan.

``SEC. 1400V. ZERO CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR CERTAIN NEW INVESTMENTS IN 
              DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

    ``(a) In General.--Gross income does not include any qualified 
capital gain from the sale or exchange of a specified new investment 
held for more than 1 year.
    ``(b) Specified New Investment.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `specified new investment' 
        means--
                    ``(A) any qualified stock,
                    ``(B) any qualified partnership interest, and
                    ``(C) any qualified business property.
            ``(2) Qualified stock.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the term `qualified stock' means any 
                stock in a domestic corporation if--
                            ``(i) such stock is acquired by the 
                        taxpayer during the 1-year period beginning on 
                        the date of the enactment of this section, at 
                        its original issue (directly or through an 
                        underwriter) from the corporation solely in 
                        exchange for cash,
                            ``(ii) as of the time such stock was 
                        issued, such corporation was a specified 
                        Detroit business (or, in the case of a new 
                        corporation, such corporation was being 
                        organized for purposes of being a specified 
                        Detroit business), and
                            ``(iii) during substantially all of the 
                        taxpayer's holding period for such stock, such 
                        corporation qualified as a specified Detroit 
                        business.
                    ``(B) Redemptions.--A rule similar to the rule of 
                section 1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this 
                paragraph.
            ``(3) Qualified partnership interest.--The term `qualified 
        partnership interest' means any capital or profits interest in 
        a domestic partnership if--
                    ``(A) such interest is acquired by the taxpayer 
                during the 1-year period beginning on the date of the 
                enactment of this section, from the partnership solely 
                in exchange for cash,
                    ``(B) as of the time such interest was acquired, 
                such partnership was a specified Detroit business (or, 
                in the case of a new partnership, such partnership was 
                being organized for purposes of being a specified 
                Detroit business), and
                    ``(C) during substantially all of the taxpayer's 
                holding period for such interest, such partnership 
                qualified as a specified Detroit business.
        A rule similar to the rule of paragraph (2)(B) shall apply for 
        purposes of this paragraph.
            ``(4) Qualified business property.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified business 
                property' means tangible property if--
                            ``(i) such property was acquired by the 
                        taxpayer by purchase (as defined in section 
                        179(d)(2)) during the 1-year period beginning 
                        on the date of the enactment of this section,
                            ``(ii) the original use of such property in 
                        Detroit, Michigan, commences with the taxpayer, 
                        and
                            ``(iii) during substantially all of the 
                        taxpayer's holding period for such property, 
                        substantially all of the use of such property 
                        was in a specified Detroit business of the 
                        taxpayer.
                    ``(B) Special rule for substantial improvements.--
                The requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of 
                subparagraph (A) shall be treated as satisfied with 
                respect to--
                            ``(i) property which is substantially 
                        improved by the taxpayer before the end of the 
                        period described in subparagraph (A)(i), and
                            ``(ii) any land on which such property is 
                        located.
                The determination of whether a property is 
                substantially improved shall be made under clause (ii) 
                of section 1400B(b)(4)(B), except that `the date of the 
                enactment of section 1400V' shall be substituted for 
                `December 31, 1997' in such clause.
    ``(c) Qualified Capital Gain.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection, the term `qualified capital gain' means any gain 
        recognized on the sale or exchange of--
                    ``(A) a capital asset, or
                    ``(B) property used in the trade or business (as 
                defined in section 1231(b)).
            ``(2) Gain before enactment not qualified.--The term 
        `qualified capital gain' shall not include any gain 
        attributable to periods before the date of the enactment of 
        this section.
            ``(3) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules 
        of paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section 1400B(e) shall apply 
        for purposes of this subsection.
    ``(d) Specified Detroit Business.--For purposes of this section, 
the term `specified Detroit business' means any enterprise zone 
business (as defined in section 1397C), determined--
            ``(1) without regard to subsections (b)(6) and (c)(5) 
        thereof,
            ``(2) by substituting `80 percent' for `50 percent' in 
        subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) thereof,
            ``(3) by treating Detroit, Michigan, as an empowerment zone 
        (and by treating no area other than Detroit, Michigan, as an 
        empowerment zone).
    ``(e) Certain Rules To Apply.--For purposes of this section, rules 
similar to the rules of paragraphs (6) and (7) of subsection (b), and 
subsections (f) and (g), of section 1400B shall apply; except that for 
such purposes section 1400B(g)(2) shall be applied by substituting 
`before the date of the enactment of section 1400V' for `before January 
1, 1998, or after December 31, 2014'.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations 
as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, 
including regulations to prevent the abuse of the purposes of this 
section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter Y of 
chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item:

       ``Part IV. Certain New Investments in Detroit, Michigan''.

    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property acquired after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Detroit Economic Competitiveness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund to finance economic development in Detroit, Michigan. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make annual distributions from such Fund to the city of Detroit for payment of debt obligations and for job development, public safety, education, and business and public infrastructure. Prohibits any distributions unless the city of Detroit: (1) does not impose an income tax during a period of distribution, (2) has made specified reductions in aggregate property taxes, (3) has used prior distributions as required under this Act, (4) has provided required information to the Comptroller General (GAO), and (5) has implemented a five-year plan describing development goals for Detroit and detailing how distributions from the Trust Fund will be spent. Terminates such Fund five years after enactment of this Act.

Requires GAO to submit annual reports to Congress describing the use of distributions from the Trust Fund, the extent to which progress has been made in meeting the plan's development goals, and Comptroller General recommendations for improving the program established under this Act.

Excludes from gross income capital gain from the sale or exchange of investment property used in trade or business in Detroit.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Reclamation Partnerships 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCE.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an 
amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a provision, the 
reference shall be considered to be made to a provision of the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.).

SEC. 3. STATE MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING FOR CERTAIN REMEDIATION.

    (a) Memoranda Authorized.--Section 405 (30 U.S.C. 1235) is amended 
by inserting after subsection (l) the following:
    ``(m) State Memoranda of Understanding for Remediation of Mine 
Drainage.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State with a State program approved 
        under subsection (d) may enter into a memorandum of 
        understanding with relevant Federal or State agencies (or both) 
        to remediate mine drainage on abandoned mine land and water 
        impacted by abandoned mines within the State. The memorandum 
        may be updated as necessary and resubmitted for approval under 
        this subsection.
            ``(2) Memoranda requirements.--Such memorandum shall 
        establish a strategy satisfactory to the State and Federal 
        agencies that are parties to the memorandum, to address water 
        pollution resulting from mine drainage at sites eligible for 
        reclamation and mine drainage abatement expenditures under 
        section 404, including specific procedures for--
                    ``(A) ensuring that activities carried out to 
                address mine drainage will result in improved water 
                quality;
                    ``(B) monitoring, sampling, and the reporting of 
                collected information as necessary to achieve the 
                condition required under subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) operation and maintenance of treatment 
                systems as necessary to achieve the condition required 
                under subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(D) other purposes, as considered necessary by 
                the State or Federal agencies, to achieve the condition 
                required under subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Public review and comment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Before submitting a memorandum 
                to the Secretary and the Administrator for approval, a 
                State shall--
                            ``(i) invite interested members of the 
                        public to comment on the memorandum; and
                            ``(ii) hold at least one public meeting 
                        concerning the memorandum in a location or 
                        locations reasonably accessible to persons who 
                        may be affected by implementation of the 
                        memorandum.
                    ``(B) Notice of meeting.--The State shall publish 
                notice of each meeting not less than 15 days before the 
                date of the meeting, in local newspapers of general 
                circulation, on the Internet, and by any other means 
                considered necessary or desirable by the Secretary and 
                the Administrator.
            ``(4) Submission and approval.--The State shall submit the 
        memorandum to the Secretary and the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency for approval. The Secretary and 
        the Administrator shall approve or disapprove the memorandum 
        within 120 days after the date of its submission if the 
        Secretary and Administrator find that the memorandum will 
        facilitate additional activities under the State Reclamation 
        Plan under subsection (e) that improve water quality.
            ``(5) Treatment as part of state plan.--A memorandum of a 
        State that is approved by the Secretary and the Administrator 
        under this subsection shall be considered part of the approved 
        abandoned mine reclamation plan of the State.
    ``(n) Community Reclaimer Partnerships.--
            ``(1) Project approval.--Within 120 days after receiving 
        such a submission, the Secretary shall approve a Community 
        Reclaimer project to remediate abandoned mine lands if the 
        Secretary finds that--
                    ``(A) the proposed project will be conducted by a 
                Community Reclaimer as defined in this subsection or 
                approved subcontractors of the Community Reclaimer;
                    ``(B) for any proposed project that remediates mine 
                drainage, the proposed project is consistent with an 
                approved State memorandum of understanding under 
                subsection (m);
                    ``(C) the proposed project will be conducted on a 
                site or sites inventoried under section 403(c);
                    ``(D) the proposed project meets all submission 
                criteria under paragraph (2);
                    ``(E) the relevant State has entered into an 
                agreement with the Community Reclaimer under which the 
                State shall assume all responsibility with respect to 
                the project for any costs or damages resulting from any 
                action or inaction on the part of the Community 
                Reclaimer in carrying out the project, except for costs 
                or damages resulting from gross negligence or 
                intentional misconduct by the Community Reclaimer, on 
                behalf of--
                            ``(i) the Community Reclaimer; and
                            ``(ii) the owner of the proposed project 
                        site,
                if such Community Reclaimer or owner, respectively, did 
                not participate in any way in the creation of site 
                conditions at the proposed project site or activities 
                that caused any lands or waters to become eligible for 
                reclamation or drainage abatement expenditures under 
                section 404;
                    ``(F) the State has the necessary legal authority 
                to conduct the project and will obtain all legally 
                required authorizations, permits, licenses, and other 
                approvals to ensure completion of the project;
                    ``(G) the State has sufficient financial resources 
                to ensure completion of the project, including any 
                necessary operation and maintenance costs (including 
                costs associated with emergency actions covered by a 
                contingency plan under paragraph (2)(K)); and
                    ``(H) the proposed project is not in a category of 
                projects that would require a permit under title V.
            ``(2) Project submission.--The State shall submit a request 
        for approval to the Secretary that shall include--
                    ``(A) a description of the proposed project, 
                including any engineering plans that must bear the seal 
                of a Professional Engineer;
                    ``(B) a description of the proposed project site or 
                sites, including, if relevant, the nature and extent of 
                pollution resulting from mine drainage;
                    ``(C) identification of the past and current owners 
                and operators of the proposed project site;
                    ``(D) the agreement or contract between the 
                relevant State and the Community Reclaimer to carry out 
                the project;
                    ``(E) a determination that the project will 
                facilitate the activities of the State reclamation plan 
                under subsection (e);
                    ``(F) sufficient information to determine whether 
                the Community Reclaimer has the technical capability 
                and expertise to successfully conduct the proposed 
                project;
                    ``(G) a cost estimate for the project and evidence 
                that the Community Reclaimer has sufficient financial 
                resources to ensure the successful completion of the 
                proposed project (including any operation or 
                maintenance costs);
                    ``(H) a schedule for completion of the project;
                    ``(I) an agreement between the Community Reclaimer 
                and the current owner of the site governing access to 
                the site;
                    ``(J) sufficient information to ensure that the 
                Community Reclaimer meets the definition under 
                paragraph (3);
                    ``(K) a contingency plan designed to be used in 
                response to unplanned adverse events that includes 
                emergency actions, response, and notifications; and
                    ``(L) a requirement that the State provide notice 
                to adjacent and downstream landowners and the public 
                and hold a public meeting near the proposed project 
                site before the project is initiated.
            ``(3) Community reclaimer defined.--For purposes of this 
        section, the term `Community Reclaimer' means any person who--
                    ``(A) seeks to voluntarily assist a State with a 
                reclamation project under this section;
                    ``(B) did not participate in any way in the 
                creation of site conditions at the proposed project 
                site or activities that caused any lands or waters to 
                become eligible for reclamation or drainage abatement 
                expenditures under section 404;
                    ``(C) is not a past or current owner or operator of 
                any site with ongoing reclamation obligations; and
                    ``(D) is not subject to outstanding violations 
                listed pursuant to section 510(c).''.

SEC. 4. CLARIFYING STATE LIABILITY FOR MINE DRAINAGE PROJECTS.

    Section 413(d) (30 U.S.C. 1242(d)) is amended in the second 
sentence by inserting ``unless such control or treatment will be 
conducted in accordance with a State memorandum of understanding 
approved under section 405(m) of this Act'' after ``Control Act'' the 
second place it appears.

SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 405(f) (30 U.S.C. 1235(f)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the ``and'' after the semicolon in 
        paragraph (6);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting at the end the following:
            ``(8) a list of projects proposed under subsection (n).''.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 2, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Community Reclamation Partnerships Act This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to revise the abandoned mine land reclamation program which restores land and water adversely impacted by surface coal mines that were abandoned before SMCRA's enactment. A state with an approved abandoned mine reclamation program may enter into a memorandum of understanding with relevant federal or state agencies (or both) for remediating mine drainage on abandoned mine land and water impacted by abandoned mines.  In addition, the bill authorizes a partnership between a state and a community reclaimer for remediating abandoned mine land if:  the partnership's proposed project is consistent with an approved state memorandum of understanding and conducted on certain prioritized sites;  the state assumes all responsibly on behalf of the community reclaimer and the owner of the proposed project site for costs or damages resulting from actions or inactions of the community reclaimer in carrying out the project, except for gross negligence or intentional misconduct by the community reclaimer; and the state has necessary legal authority to conduct the project and has financial resources to ensure the project's completion.  A community reclaimer is a person who: (1) voluntarily assists a state in a reclamation project, (2) did not participate in any way in the creation of site conditions at the proposed site or activities that caused any land or waters to become eligible for reclamation or drainage abatement expenditures under SMCRA, (3) is not a past or current owner or operator of any site with ongoing reclamation obligations, and (4) is not subject to outstanding violations of surface coal mining permits.