3.0.0 2208 2023-01-15T11:03:08Z 2023-01-15T11:03:08Z Senate S S 2004-03-12 108 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-03-12T16:58:02Z To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to modify requirements relating to transfers from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes. 108 5308 HR 2004-11-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Related bill CRS 2004-03-12 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2004-03-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2004-03-12 True B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2004-03-12 True B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2004-03-23 False T000024 Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] JIM TALENT R MO 2004-04-07 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedure Coal Department of the Interior Economics and Public Finance Employee health benefits Energy Fees Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Health Insurance premiums Interest Labor and Employment Law Medical economics Miners Reclamation of land Retiree health benefits Social Welfare Strip mining Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2004-03-12 Introduced in Senate 2004-05-28T20:42:52Z Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reduce reclamation fees required to be paid by operators of coal mining operations.

Revises the statutory formula under which the Secretary of the Interior is required to transfer funds from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to: (1) United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund; (2) United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan; and (3) the multiemployer health benefit plan established after July 1991, by the parties that are settlors of the 1992 Benefit Plan.

Prescribes guidelines for transfer by the Secretary of additional amounts of previously credited interest and previously allocated amounts.

]]> A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reduce the amounts of reclamation fees, to modify requirements relating to transfers from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reduce the amounts of reclamation fees, to modify requirements relating to transfers from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reduce the amounts of reclamation fees, to modify requirements relating to transfers from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2004-03-12T05:00:00Z 2004-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.