US Congress House Bill 488 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 4 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
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. Ben Lujan [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2013-02-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB222 (Same As) 2013-04-22 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 51.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/488/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr488/BILLS-113hr488ih.pdf