US Congress Senate Bill 897 (Prior Session Legislation)

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April 16 2012 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 296.
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.)

A bill 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 and acid mine remediation programs.

Sen Bingaman, Jeff	Sen Bennet, Michael F.	Sen Lee, Mike	Sen Udall, Mark
Sen Udall, Tom

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-16	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 296.
2012-04-16	House	Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-429.
2012-02-29	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2012-02-29	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-02-29	House	Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2011-11-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2011-11-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2011-11-03	House	Received in the House.
2011-11-03	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2011-11-02	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7091-7092; text as passed Senate: CR S7092)
2011-08-30	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 143.
2011-08-30	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/02/2011 without amendment. With written report No. 112-63.
2011-07-14	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2011-05-18	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-39.
2011-05-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2737)
2011-05-05	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2737)

HB785 (Same As) 2012-02-17 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SN00897:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s897is/pdf/BILLS-112s897is.pdf
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s897es/pdf/BILLS-112s897es.pdf
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s897rs/pdf/BILLS-112s897rs.pdf
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s897rh/pdf/BILLS-112s897rh.pdf