3.0.0 3066 2023-01-11T13:32:39Z 2023-01-11T13:32:39Z Senate S 2016-06-16 114 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-06-16T17:24:46Z Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act 114 5500 HR 2016-06-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Identical bill CRS 2016-06-16 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2016-06-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2016-06-16 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2016-06-16 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2016-06-16 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Coal Corporate finance and management Environmental regulatory procedures Government liability Land use and conservation Mining Pollution liability Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations Wages and earnings Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2016-06-16 Introduced in Senate 2016-09-29T11:21:41Z Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act

This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to prohibit the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE)and state regulatory authoritiesfrom accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation.In addition, any existing self-bonds or corporate bondsutilized for coal reclamationare required to be converted to surety or collateral bonds.

The OSMRE may approve state or federal alternative coal miningbond programs thatresult in no greater risk of financial liability to the federalgovernment than a surety or collateral bond program.

The bill also requires the Department of Interior to issue rules establishing limitations on surety bondsto minimize the financial liability to the federal or stategovernment.

]]> Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act Display Title Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect taxpayers from liability associated with the reclamation of surface coal mining operations, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3066is/xml/BILLS-114s3066is.xml 2016-06-16 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.