Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program Extension and Reform Act of 2004
Latest action · Mar 11, 2004 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-533.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 3, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program Extension and Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 with respect to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, particularly funds allocated to States and Indian tribes but not appropriated to them.
Sets forth a reallocation scheme for unappropriated balances with respect to: (1) the rural abandoned mine reclamation program; (2) the Federal share; and (3) historic production supplemental grants to States and Indian tribes.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to transfer from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund (Combined Fund) an amount equal to specified expenditures that the Combined Fund trustees estimate will be debited against a certain unassigned beneficiaries premium account.
Creates a schedule for the payment of reclamation fees for FY 2004 through 2018 by operators of coal mining operations.
Sets forth guidelines governing: (1) allocation of fee receipts and other monies prior to September 30, 2004; and (2) allocation of funds to States and Indian Tribes after September 30, 2004.
States that surface coal mining operations on lands eligible for remining shall not affect the eligibility of such lands for reclamation and restoration after the release of the bond or deposit for any such operation.
Revises requirements for the granting of Federal funds to implement an approved State reclamation program.
Authorizes regulations requiring State assumption of responsibility for administering the emergency reclamation program in order to retain eligibility for Federal grants.
Revises requirements for State or Indian tribe certification of the completion of coal reclamation.
Authorizes the Secretary to adopt regulations to promote remining of eligible lands to leverage use of monies available from the fund to achieve more land reclamation.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2004 to May 13, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Feb 9, 2004 | |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | May 13, 2004 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2004Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-533.
- Feb 3, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Feb 3, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S542-545)
- Feb 3, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S541-542)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Administrative procedure
- Agriculture and Food
- Auditing
- Authorization
- Bankruptcy
- Black lung
- Coal
- Collection of accounts
- Commerce
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of the Interior
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee health benefits
- Energy
- Environmental law enforcement
- Environmental Protection
- Excise tax
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federal aid to water pollution control
- Fees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government trust funds
- Grants-in-aid
- Health
- Indian lands
- Interest
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Licenses
- Mine wastes
- Mine water
- Miners
- Minorities
- Native Americans
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Rebates
- Reclamation of land
- Refuse and refuse disposal
- Retiree health benefits
- Small business
- Soil conservation
- State finance
- State laws
- Strip mining
- Surety and fidelity
- Tax auditing
- Taxation
- Water pollution control
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