[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H.R. 1734 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 407
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1734
[Report No. 117-566, 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
March 10, 2021
Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meuser,
Mr. Lamb, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Lowenthal, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Huffman, and Mr.
Kelly of Pennsylvania) 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
November 16, 2022
Additional sponsors: Ms. Porter, Ms. Wild, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Yarmuth, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms.
Sewell, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania,
Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Dean, Ms. Scanlon, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Pocan, Mr.
Cooper, Mr. McEachin, and Ms. Bonamici
November 16, 2022
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources
November 16, 2022
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 2021''.
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, 2021, 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)'' and 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 from payments to States and Indian Tribes under
this subsection and section 411(h) of the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act during fiscal years 2013 through
2021, the Secretary shall distribute for fiscal year 2022 an
amount to each State and Indian Tribe equal to the total amount
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 and payments to States and Indian Tribes under
section 402(i)(2) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(i)(2)).''.
Union Calendar No. 407
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1734
[Report No. 117-566, 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.
_______________________________________________________________________
November 16, 2022
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources
November 16, 2022
Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed