3.0.0 1600 2021-09-29T20:15:31Z 2021-09-29T20:15:31Z House H HR 2005-04-13 109 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2005-04-22T19:56:17Z Referred to 2005-04-13T14:00:15Z Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Reform Act of 2005 109 961 S 2005-09-27 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-256. Related bill CRS 2005-04-22 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2005-04-13 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2005-04-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000962 Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large] BARBARA CUBIN R WY N R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 2005-04-13 True S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 19 2005-04-13 True C000794 Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] JERRY COSTELLO D IL F. 12 2005-04-13 True N000081 Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] BOB NEY R OH 18 2005-04-13 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2005-05-12 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2005-05-16 False B000013 Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] SPENCER BACHUS R AL 6 2005-05-17 False C001047 Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2 2005-05-26 False H000712 Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] TIM HOLDEN D PA 17 2005-06-13 False M001120 Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] JOHN MURTHA D PA P. 12 2005-06-16 False W000413 Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] EDWARD WHITFIELD R KY 1 2005-06-21 False K000008 Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] PAUL KANJORSKI D PA E. 11 2005-07-11 False D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2005-07-13 False 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 2005-04-13 Introduced in House 2005-06-06T16:08:32Z Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to repeal the authorization that certain moneys in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund may 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 Fund allocation requirements with respect to reclamation fees.

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

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

Prescribes procedural guidelines for transfers of interest earned by the Fund to: (1) the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund; (2) the United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan; and (3) a specified multiemployer health benefit plan.

]]> Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Reform Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Reform Act of 2005 Display Title Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Reform Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced 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 House 2005-04-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr1600ih/xml/BILLS-109hr1600ih.xml 2005-04-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 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.