Coal Ash Reclamation, Environment, and Safety Act of 2009
Latest action · Feb 12, 2009 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedJan 14, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Coal Ash Reclamation, Environment, and Safety Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations that: (1) establish design, engineering, and performance standards that provide for safe storage and disposal of covered wastes in impoundments; and (2) contain requirements that are substantially similar to the requirements that apply to impoundments under provisions in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 concerning environmental protection performance standards for surface coal mining and reclamation operations and standards and criteria for coal mine waste piles. Prohibits persons from constructing or operating impoundments for the storage or disposal of covered wastes on any land in any state except as in accordance with such regulations.
Provides for the monitoring and enforcement of such requirements and prohibitions.
Requires the Secretary to complete an inventory of existing impoundments for the deposit and maintenance of covered wastes. Authorizes the Secretary to issue orders necessary to ensure that impoundments comply with requirements.
Defines the term "covered wastes" to mean wastes in areas other than the mine working or excavations, including coal ash, slag, and flue gas desulfurization materials stored or disposed of in liquid, semi-liquid, or solid form.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 3, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Feb 3, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 14, 2009 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2009Hearings Feb 12, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Jan 14, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 14, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E82-83)
- Jan 14, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E82 | Nick J. Rahall II D-WV | Jan 14, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-2 | H.R. 493, COAL ASH RECLAMATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND SAFETY ACT OF 200957 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Feb 12, 2009 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41341 | EPA’s Proposal to Regulate Coal Combustion Waste Disposal: Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Oct 7, 2011 |
| R40544 | Managing Coal Combustion Waste (CCW): Issues with Disposal and Use Archived | Report | Jan 12, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations concerning the storage and disposal of matter referred to as "other wastes" in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Coal Ash Reclamation, Environment, and Safety Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
