Mining Jobs Protection Act
Latest action · Mar 9, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 8, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mining Jobs Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to repeal provisions that require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consult with the Secretary of the Army before denying or restricting the use of specified areas as disposal sites for discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States.
Requires the Administrator to provide, within specified timeframes, to: (1) the Secretary notice of any concerns with respect to a specification for a disposal site proposed to be issued under a permit to discharge into navigable waters; and (2) the Secretary and permit applicants the reasons for any disapproval of permits.
Removes the Administrator's authority to prohibit the specification of any defined area as a disposal site: (1) 60 days after the Administrator receives the proposed specification from the Secretary for review; and (2) once the Secretary has issued a permit for dredged or fill material. Authorizes the Secretary to reevaluate and reissue, or to elect not to reissue, a specification in any case in which, before the enactment of this Act, the Administrator disproved of a specification after it was issued by the Secretary.
Sets forth requirements that must be met before the Administrator or the head of another agency requests that a proposed permit for dredged or fill material receive a higher level of review by the Secretary.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2011 to Apr 15, 2011, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Mar 8, 2011 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Mar 30, 2011 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Mar 30, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Apr 15, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Mar 8, 2011Introduced in House
- Mar 8, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 468 | Mining Jobs Protection Act | Identical bill | Mar 3, 2011 |
| S 1720 | Jobs Through Growth Act | Related bill | Oct 18, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative remedies
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Government information and archives
- Licensing and registrations
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Mining
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Solid waste and recycling
- Water quality
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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- Mar 8, 2011Introduced in House
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