Abandoned Mine Lands Cleanup and Taxpayer Fairness Act
Latest action · Jun 27, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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.
- IntroducedJun 20, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Abandoned Mine Lands Cleanup and Taxpayer Fairness Act - Mining Reform and Deficit Reduction Act of 2013 - Applies this Act to any mining claim, millsite claim, or tunnel site claim located under the general mining laws or used for beneficiation or mineral processing activities, regardless of whether legal and beneficial title to the mineral is held by the United States.
Subjects production of locatable minerals to a royalty of 12.5% of the gross income from mining.
Prescribes a hardrock mining claim maintenance fee for each unpatented mining claim, mill, or tunnel site on federally owned lands.
Prohibits the issuance of a patent for any mining or millsite claims whose application was filed after September 30, 1994.
Designates certain wilderness study areas, areas of critical environmental concern, and related areas as not open to location of mining claims.
Permits a state or local government or Indian tribe to petition the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) for withdrawal of specific federal land from operation of the general mining laws in order to protect specific values.
Instructs the Secretary to ensure that mineral activities on federal land subject to a claim are carefully controlled to prevent undue degradation of public lands and resources.
Prescribes requirements for the exploration permit process and for operations permits, including financial assurances.
Requires restoration of lands to a condition capable of supporting prior uses or other beneficial uses.
Amends the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to initiate prompt actions to improve the availability and analysis of mineral data in public land use decision-making with respect to National Forest System lands.
Repeals the Building Stone Act and the Saline Placer Act.
Abandoned Mine Reclamation and Deficit Reduction Act of 2013 - Requires each operator of a hardrock mining operation to: (1) pay the Secretary a displaced material reclamation fee of 7 cents per ton of displaced material, and (2) submit a notarized statement of the amount of displaced materials produced during mineral activities during the previous calendar year.
Requires the Secretary to adjust such fees every five years to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor (or more frequently if the Secretary determines an adjustment to be reasonable).
Establishes the Abandoned Mine Cleanup Fund for: (1) deposit of such fees, and (2) use for grants to public entities for reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by past mineral activities on certain federal lands.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 20, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 20, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Jun 20, 2013 |
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 Jun 20, 2013 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Jun 27, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Jun 20, 2013Introduced in House
- Jun 20, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3990.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5060 | Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jul 18, 2014 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide that production of all locatable minerals from mining claims located under the general mining laws, or mineral concentrates or products derived from locatable minerals from such mining claims, shall be subject to a royalty of 12.5 percent of the gross income from mining, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Abandoned Mine Lands Cleanup and Taxpayer Fairness Act
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Abandoned Mine Reclamation and Deficit Reduction Act of 2013
- Mining Reform and Deficit Reduction Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Air quality
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of the Interior
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Fires
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- General public lands matters
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Historical and cultural resources
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Inflation and prices
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- Intergovernmental relations
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Mining
- Monuments and memorials
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Pest management
- Pollution liability
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public participation and lobbying
- Soil pollution
- State and local government operations
- User charges and fees
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
- Watersheds
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2013Introduced 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.
