3.0.0 2616 2023-01-13T04:48:36Z 2023-01-13T04:48:36Z Senate S S 2006-04-07 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-04-07T18:20:00Z 2006-04-07 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2006-04-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA N S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2006-04-07 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2006-05-02 False B001210 Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] ROBERT BYRD D WV CARLYLE 2006-05-18 False R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2006-05-18 False C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2006-06-07 False S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS 2006-06-13 False D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2006-06-19 False A000121 Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] GEORGE ALLEN R VA F. 2006-06-26 False A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2006-06-29 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2006-07-19 False W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM 2006-07-25 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2006-07-25 False V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2006-08-03 False S000320 Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] Richard Shelby R AL C. 2006-09-20 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedure Coal Commerce Department of the Treasury Economics and Public Finance Energy Fees Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Health Health insurance Housing and Community Development Infrastructure Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Law Liens Miners Mining leases Reclamation of land Retiree health benefits Strip mining Water Resources Development Water supply Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2006-04-07 Introduced in Senate 2006-08-07T22:23:24Z Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to set forth a general limitation upon the obligation authority of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (Fund).

Reduces the reclamation fee for coal mining operations.

Revises guidelines governing transfers of interests to: (1) the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund; (2) the United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan; and (3) the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan established after July 20, 1992.

Revises statutory objectives of the Fund, including the development of publicly owned land adversely affected by coal mining practices.

Removes the date qualification restricting liens for reclamation expenses against property owners not involved in mining operations necessitating reclamation.

Revises certification procedures made by the Secretary on behalf of certain states or Indian tribes.

Sets forth remining incentives.

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to modify requirements for disposition of moneys received from sales, bonuses, and royalties collected under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code (with respect to liability of assigned signatories to coal wage agreements) to: (1) prescribe guidelines under which certain related persons and successors in interest are relieved of liability if health or death benefits or unassigned beneficiaries premiums are prepaid; and (2) modify guidelines governing federal transfers under mining laws and the board of trustees of the Combined Fund.

]]> Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006 Display Title Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and the Mineral Leasing Act to improve surface mining control and reclamation, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-04-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2616is/xml/BILLS-109s2616is.xml 2006-04-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.