US Congress House Bill 4456 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 3 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

RECLAIM Act of 2016 Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2016 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to make specified funds available to the Department of the Interior for each of FY2017-FY2021 for distribution to states and Indian tribes to promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried out before August 3, 1977. The bill prescribes general requirements for projects to reclaim abandoned mine lands and waters that are likely to create favorable conditions for the economic development of the project site or promote the general welfare through economic and community development of the area in which the project is conducted. Any such project shall be located in a community affected by a recent decline in mining.A state or Indian tribe that receives funds under this bill may retain a portion of them as necessary to supplement its acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund for future operation and maintenance costs for the treatment of acid mine drainage associated with individual projects.

RECLAIM Act of 2016 Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2016

Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Evan Jenkins [R-WV]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]
Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]
Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2016-02-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2016-02-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4456/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4456/BILLS-114hr4456ih.pdf