3.0.0 4529 2023-01-15T04:49:12Z 2023-01-15T04:49:12Z House H HR 2004-06-09 108 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-06-09T14:00:45Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-06-09T14:00:40Z Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4513) to provide that in preparing an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement required under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to any action authorizing a renewable energy project, no Federal agency is required to identify alternative project locations or actions other than the proposed action and the no action alternative, and for other purposes, and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4529) to provide for exploration, development, and production of oil and gas resources on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, to resolve outstanding issues relating to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, to benefit the coal miners of America, and for other purposes. 108 672 HRES 2004-06-15 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 226 - 193 (Roll no. 239). (text: CR H3968-3969) 13:02:47 Related bill House Procedurally-related House 2004-06-15 13:02:47 Rule H. Res. 672 passed House. Floor H1L220 2 House floor actions 2004-06-14 20:59:47 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 672 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4513 and H.R. 4529 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. Floor H1L210 2 House floor actions 2004-06-09 Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2004-06-09 Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-09 Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2004-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000419 Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] RICHARD POMBO R CA W. 11 N Energy Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Agriculture and Food Air pollution control Air traffic Airports Alaska Animal breeding Animals Archaeology Arts, Culture, Religion Authorization Caribou Chlorine Citizen participation Coal Commerce Competitive bidding Congress Congressional reporting requirements Construction workers Cultural property Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Drainage Easements Economics and Public Finance Employee health benefits Energy development Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Environmental monitoring Environmental research Explosives Export controls Federal aid to Indians Federal aid to water pollution control Federal aid to water resources development Fees Finance and Financial Sector Fishes Fishing Foreign Trade and International Finance Fuel storage Gas industry Gas pipelines Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Government trust funds Grants-in-aid Habitat conservation Hazardous wastes Health History Housing and Community Development Hunting Impact aid Indian claims Indian lands Indigenous peoples Industrial pollution Infrastructure Insurance premiums Interest Intergovernmental fiscal relations Investment of public funds Judicial review Labor and Employment Labor contracts Land transfers Land use Landowners Law Liability (Law) Liability for environmental damages Licenses Liens Medical economics Mine wastes Mine water Miners Mining engineering Mining royalties Minorities Minority business enterprises Minority employment Native Americans Natural areas Natural gas Oil and gas leases Oil and gas royalties Oil pollution Oil well drilling Petroleum Petroleum engineering Petroleum industry Petroleum pipelines Planning Prospecting Public Lands and Natural Resources Reclamation of land Refuse and refuse disposal Retiree health benefits Revenue sharing Right-of-way Riparian ecology Roads and highways Sand and gravel industry Science, Technology, Communications Sediment control Social Welfare Soil conservation Soil erosion Solvents Sports and Recreation Standards State laws Strip mining Subcontractors Surety and fidelity Tennessee Trails Transportation and Public Works Trapping Waste water treatment Water Resources Development Water conservation Water pollution control Water quality Water supply Wetlands Wildlife conservation Wildlife refuges Energy 00 2004-06-09 Introduced in House 2004-06-17T13:27:15Z Arctic Coastal Plain and Surface Mining Improvement Act of 2004 - Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2004 - Sets forth an oil and gas leasing exploration and production program within the Arctic Coastal Plain.

Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 to repeal its prohibition against production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including any leasing or development leading to such production..

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) designate a maximum total of Coastal Plain acreage as a "Special Area" of unique character and interest; and (2) permit the use of horizontal drilling technology from lease sites located outside a Special Area.

Prescribes Coastal Plain environmental protection requirements.

Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to repeal the authorization that certain moneys in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund be used: (1) by the Secretary of Agriculture for reclamation of rural lands; and (2) by the Department of the Interior for studies by contract with organizations for advice and research and development projects technical assistance.

Reduces the reclamation fee required to be paid by operators of coal mining operations.

Revises requirements governing the transfer of funds to the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit (UMWACB) Fund.

Revises certification guidelines to prescribe payments to qualified and non-qualified States and Indian tribes.

Establishes in the Treasury the Coal Mining Fairness Fund. Appropriates to such Fund certain bonuses, rents, or royalties proceeds received by the United States from the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain.

Prescribes guidelines for payments from such Fund to the UMWACB Fund.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code (relating to liability of assigned operators) to: (1) waive payment by coal operators of any premium to the Combined Benefit Fund to the extent of the premium amount paid to the Coal Mining Fairness Fund; and (2) set guidelines governing prepayment to the Combined Benefit Fund of premium liability for coal industry health benefits.

]]> Arctic Coastal Plain and Surface Mining Improvement Act of 2004 Display Title Arctic Coastal Plain and Surface Mining Improvement Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To provide for exploration, development, and production of oil and gas resources on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, to resolve outstanding issues relating to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, to benefit the coal miners of America, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Arctic Coastal Plain and Surface Mining Improvement Act of 2004 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Reform Act of 2004 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-06-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4529ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4529ih.xml 2004-06-15 Rule H. Res. 672 passed House. 13:02:47 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.