US Congress Senate Bill 800 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on March 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to prohibit the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE) and state regulatory authorities from accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation. Additionally, any existing self-bonds or corporate bonds utilized for coal reclamation must be converted to surety or collateral bonds. The OSMRE may approve state or federal alternative coal mining bond programs that result in no greater risk of financial liability to the federal government than a surety or collateral bond program. The bill also requires the OSMRE to issue rules establishing limitations on surety bonds to minimize the financial liability to the federal or state government.

Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act

Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]

Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-30	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB1819 (Same As) 2017-04-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/800/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s800/BILLS-115s800is.pdf