US Congress House Bill 785 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 17 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-17 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, with respect to the allocation of surface mining reclamation funds to states and Indian tribes, to authorize uncertified states and Indian tribes to use certain unexpended and unappropriated balance amounts for: (1) acid mine drainage abatement and treatment, and (2) noncoal abandoned mine land reclamation. Modifies limitations placed upon the allocation of such surface mining reclamation funds to provide for payments for filling voids and sealing tunnels and entryways of noncoal mines as well as coal mines. ("Uncertified states and Indian tribes" are those which have not certified to the Secretary of the Interior completion of their abandoned coal mine reclamation work.)

To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects.

Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]

Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]

Rep. Jeffrey Landry [R-LA]

Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-17	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-02-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2011-02-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB897 (Same As) 2012-04-16 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 296.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/785/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr785/BILLS-112hr785ih.pdf