US Congress House Bill 912 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

ACHE Act Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act Requires the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct or support comprehensive studies on the health impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining on individuals in the surrounding communities. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upon receipt of a report on study results, to publish a determination of whether such mining presents any health risks to individuals in those communities. Defines "mountaintop removal coal mining" as surface coal mining that uses blasting with explosives in the steep slope regions of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia. Prohibits issuance of an authorization for any mountaintop removal coal mining project (or expansion), under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) or the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, until and unless the Secretary publishes a determination that such mining does not present any health risk to individuals in the surrounding communities. Imposes requirements for continuous monitoring of air, noise, and water pollution and frequent monitoring of soil until a determination by the Secretary is made. Directs the President, acting through the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the Department of the Interior, to assess a one-time fee upon persons that conduct such mining projects, sufficient to cover the federal cost of the health studies and pollution monitoring required by this Act.

ACHE Act Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act

Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2015-02-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2015-02-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-02-12	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-02-12	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2015-02-12	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2015-02-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
2015-02-12	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/912/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr912/BILLS-114hr912ih.pdf