House Bill 4248
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 9, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4248
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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; and
- increases the minimum amount of funds from $3 million to $5 million that Interior must award to states and Indian tribes who have an approved abandoned mine reclamation program.
12/02/2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501.
12/02/2020
Committee on the Budget discharged.
12/02/2020
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-609, Part I.
01/15/2020
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
01/15/2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
01/15/2020
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
11/14/2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
09/12/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
09/09/2019
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.
09/09/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:06 PM