[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 4248 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 501
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4248
[Report No. 116-609, Part I]
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 9, 2019
Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Michael
F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Ms. Jackson Lee,
Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ryan, and Mr. Meuser) introduced the
following bill; which was 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
December 2, 2020
Additional sponsors: Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Huffman, Mr.
Yarmuth, Ms. Wild, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Welch, Mr. Keller, Ms.
Houlahan, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of
Pennsylvania, Ms. Dean, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Loebsack, and Ms. Finkenauer
December 2, 2020
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources
December 2, 2020
Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019''.
SEC. 2. ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION FUND.
Section 401(f)(2) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231(f)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``2022'' and
inserting ``2037''; and
(B) by striking ``2022'' and substituting ``2037'';
and
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``2023'' and
inserting ``2038'';
(B) by striking ``2023'' and substituting ``2038'';
and
(C) by striking ``2022'' and inserting ``2037''.
SEC. 3. EMERGENCY POWERS.
(a) State Reclamation Program.--Section 405(d) of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1235(d)) is
amended by striking ``sections 402 and 410 excepted'' and inserting
``section 402 excepted''.
(b) Delegation.--Section 410 of the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1240) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, including through
reimbursement to a State or Tribal Government described in
subsection (c),'' after ``moneys''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) State or Tribal Government.--A State or Tribal Government is
eligible to receive reimbursement from the Secretary under subsection
(a) if such State or Tribal Government has submitted, and the Secretary
has approved, an Abandoned Mine Land Emergency Program as part of an
approved State or Tribal Reclamation Plan under section 405.''.
SEC. 4. RECLAMATION FEE.
(a) Duration.--Effective 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, section 402(b) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(b)) is amended by striking ``September 30,
2021'' and inserting ``September 30, 2036''.
(b) Allocation of Funds.--Effective September 30, 2019, section
402(g) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30
U.S.C. 1232(g)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``paragraphs (1) and
(5)'' inserting ``paragraphs (1), (5), and (8)'';
(2) in paragraph (8)(A), by striking ``$3,000,000'' and
inserting ``$5,000,000''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(9) From amounts withheld pursuant to the Budget Control
Act of 2011 (2 U.S.C. 901(a)) from payments to States under
title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (30
U.S.C. 1232(g)) during fiscal years 2013 through 2018, the
Secretary shall distribute for fiscal year 2019 an amount to
each State equal to the total amount so withheld.''.
SEC. 5. EXEMPT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.
Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``Payments to States and Indian Tribes from the Abandoned
Mine Reclamation Fund, mandatory grants to States and Indian Tribes
(12-50q5-0-2-999).''.
Union Calendar No. 501
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4248
[Report No. 116-609, Part I]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 2, 2020
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources
December 2, 2020
Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed