H.R. 4248 — Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019 | PoliFocus

H.R. 4248116th Congress

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019

To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to allow the Secretary of the Interior to delegate certain emergency reclamation activities to the States and Tribes, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019

This bill reauthorizes the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund fees and expands the payments from the fund for abandoned coal mine cleanups.

Specifically, the bill

authorizes the Department of the 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;
extends the authority for Interior to collect reclamation fees through FY2036;
increases from $3 million to $5 million the minimum amount of funds that Interior must award annually to certain states and Indian tribes that have an approved abandoned mine reclamation program; and
exempts certain payments from budget sequestration and requires Interior to disburse previously sequestered amounts to states and tribes.

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2020-07-20Received in the Senate.
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Legislative Actions

2019-09-09
Introduced in House
2019-09-09
Introduced in House
2019-09-09
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.
2019-09-09
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.
2019-09-12
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2019-11-14
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2020-01-15
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2020-01-15
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-01-15
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2020-12-02
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-609, Part I.
2020-12-02
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-609, Part I.

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