Bill Sponsor
House Bill 4435
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 20, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 20, 2019
Latest Action
Sep 24, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4435
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
District of Columbia
Democrat
Maryland
Democrat
Washington
Democrat
Washington
Democrat
Wisconsin
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act of 2019

This bill addresses bonding programs with regard to surface coal mining operations..

Specifically, the bill

  • prohibits the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE) and state regulatory authorities from accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation,
  • requires any existing self-bonds or corporate bonds utilized for coal reclamation to be converted to surety or collateral bonds,
  • authorizes the OSMRE to approve state or federal alternative coal mining bond programs that result in no greater risk of financial liability to the federal government than a surety or collateral bond program, and
  • directs the OSMRE to issue rules establishing limitations on surety bonds to minimize the financial liability to the federal or state government.
Text (1)
September 20, 2019
Actions (4)
09/24/2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
09/20/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
09/20/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
09/20/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:54 PM