Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2021
- Last Action
- 11/16/2022
Actions
- 2022-11-16Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.
- 2022-11-16Committee on the Budget discharged.
- 2022-11-16Committee on the Budget discharged.
- 2022-11-16Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-566, Part I.
- 2022-11-16Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-566, Part I.
- 2021-05-26Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- 2021-05-26Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2021-05-26Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
- 2021-03-18Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2021-03-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- 2021-03-10Referred 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.
- 2021-03-10Referred 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.
- 2021-03-10Introduced in House
- 2021-03-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2022-11-16 (07)
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2021
This bill reauthorizes the Department of the Interior to collect fees on the production of coal through FY2036, expands the eligible uses of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and revises requirements concerning the fund.
Under current law, operators of active coal mines must pay such fees through FY2021. Revenue from the fees are deposited into the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, which is used for the reclamation of abandoned coal mines.
The bill authorizes 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. It also increases the minimum amount of funds from $3 million to $5 million that Interior must award to states and Indian tribes that have approved abandoned mine reclamation programs.
Cosponsors (20)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Conor Lamb (D-PA)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Katie Porter (D-CA)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- John Yarmuth (D-KY)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
Subjects
- Coal
- Environmental health
- Government trust funds
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Land use and conservation
- Mining
- Pollution liability
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local finance
- User charges and fees
- Water quality
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