3.0.0 2396 2023-01-11T13:24:50Z 2023-01-11T13:24:50Z House H HR 2013-06-17 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McDERMOTT:H.R. 2396.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H3688]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2013-06-18T18:53:17Z Referred to 2013-06-17T16:01:00Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-06-17T16:00:53Z 2013-06-18 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2013-06-17 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2013-06-17 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-06-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E901) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 N Taxation Air quality Business investment and capital Coal Environmental technology Government trust funds Income tax deductions Navigation, waterways, harbors Noise pollution Railroads Sales and excise taxes Taxation 00 2013-06-17 Introduced in House 2013-07-02T20:25:53Z True Cost of Coal Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a $10 per ton excise tax on the extraction of coal; (2) establish in the Treasury the Coal Mitigation Trust Fund to hold revenues from such tax; and (3) extend to 50 years the recovery period, for depreciation purposes, for specified coal port property used for the export of coal.

Allows expenditures from the Coal Mitigation Trust Fund to assist states in mitigating noise, vibration, traffic delays, pollution and other threats to public health, and emergencies in connection with the transportation of coal by rail, and to provide worker adjustment assistance.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations to require all rail cars transporting coal to be covered or to incorporate a suitable alternative technology to ensure that coal and coal dust do not escape during transportation.

]]> True Cost of Coal Act of 2013 Display Title True Cost of Coal Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the Coal Mitigation Trust Fund funded by the imposition of a tax on the extraction of coal, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced True Cost of Coal Act of 2013 Introduced in House 2013-06-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2396ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2396ih.xml 2013-06-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. 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.