3.0.0 1455 2023-01-11T13:22:31Z 2023-01-11T13:22:31Z Senate S S 2011-08-01 112 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-08-01T19:12:32Z 2011-08-01 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2011-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N Energy Coal Government liability Government trust funds Land use and conservation Mining Water quality Energy 00 2011-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2011-11-29T22:54:31Z Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments Act of 2011 - Makes technical amendments to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.

Authorizes a state or Indian tribe that makes a certification in which the Secretary concurs to use funds to conduct an approved abandoned mine reclamation program, subject to payment of reclamation fees.

Shields from liability both uncertified and certified states or Indian tribes conducting an approved abandoned mine reclamation program.



]]> Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments Act of 2011 Display Title Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to authorize certified States and tribes to use amounts made available from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund for hard rock and coal mining reclamation projects and to extend liability protection to certified States and Indian tribes carrying out approved abandoned mine reclamation programs. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1455is/xml/BILLS-112s1455is.xml 2011-08-01 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.