3.0.0 2211 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 2004-03-12T17:04:50Z 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 Public Lands and Natural Resources Agriculture and Food Authorization Coal Commerce Department of Agriculture Economics and Public Finance Employee health benefits Energy Environmental Protection Federal aid to Indians Federal aid to water pollution control Federal aid to water resources development Fees Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Health Housing and Community Development Indian lands Infrastructure Insurance premiums Interest Intergovernmental fiscal relations Investment of public funds Labor and Employment Landowners Law Licenses Liens Medical economics Mine wastes Mine water Miners Mining royalties Minorities Native Americans Oil and gas royalties Reclamation of land Retiree health benefits Sediment control Social Welfare Soil conservation Soil erosion State laws Strip mining Tennessee Water Resources Development Water conservation Water supply Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2004-03-12 Introduced in Senate 2004-05-28T21:40:49Z Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to repeal the authorization for use of certain moneys in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: (1) by the Secretary of Agriculture for reclamation of rural lands; and (2) by the Department of the Interior for certain studies, research, and demonstration projects.

Reduces the reclamation fee required to be paid by operators of coal mining operations. Extends the authority to collect such fee to 2019.

Revises Fund allocation requirements with respect to reclamation fees.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer specified sums to: (1) the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund; (2) the United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan; and (3) a certain multiemployer health benefit plan established after July 20, 1992, by the parties that are the settlors of the 1992 Plan.

Repeals Fund objectives concerning: (1) protection , construction, or enhancement of public facilities such as utilities, roads, recreation and conservation facilities adversely affected by coal mining practices; and (2) the development of publicly owned land adversely affected by coal mining practices including land acquired as provided in this subchapter for recreation and historic purposes, conservation, and reclamation purposes and open space benefits.

States that no lien shall be filed against any person who neither consented to, nor participated in nor exercised control over the mining operation which necessitated reclamation. Repeals the limitation of such prohibition to persons who owned the surface before May 2, 1977.

Expands certification guidelines to prescribe payments to: (1) qualified States and Indian tribes; and (2) non-qualified States and Indian tribes.

]]> Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Reform Act of 2004 Display Title Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Reform Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Reform Act of 2004 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.