3.0.0 2937 2023-01-11T13:37:29Z 2023-01-11T13:37:29Z House HR 2017-06-20 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LAHOOD:H.R. 2937.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2[Page H4993]]]> sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-10-03T19:54:39Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Reported by 2017-07-26T21:11:00Z Markup by 2017-06-27T13:43:38Z Referred to 2017-06-20T16:00:06Z H. Rept. 115-260 2017-10-03 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2017-10-02 17:39:39 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2017-10-02 17:39:35 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7645) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2017-10-02 17:39:35 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7645) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-02 17:32:48 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2937. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-10-02 17:32:46 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7645-7646) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-10-02 17:32:34 Mr. Thompson (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2017-07-26 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 189. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00189 2017-07-26 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-260. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-07-26 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-260. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-06-27 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2017-06-27 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-06-20 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000585 Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18] Darin LaHood R IL 18 N R000395 Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] HAROLD ROGERS R KY 5 2017-06-21 False 2017-07-26T20:37:44Z H.R. 2937, Community Reclamation Partnerships Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52974 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 27, 2017 Environmental Protection Coal Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government liability Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Mining Public participation and lobbying State and local government operations Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2017-06-20 Introduced in House 2018-03-14T21:52:24Z Community Reclamation Partnerships Act

This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to revise the abandoned mine land reclamation program which restores land and water adversely impacted by surface coal mines that were abandoned before SMCRA's enactment.

A state with an approved abandoned mine reclamation program may enter into a memorandum of understanding with relevant federal or state agencies (or both) for remediating mine drainage on abandoned mine land and water impacted by abandoned mines.

In addition, the bill authorizes a partnership between a state and a community reclaimer for remediating abandoned mine land if:

  • the partnership's proposed project is consistent with an approved state memorandum of understanding and conducted on certain prioritized sites;
  • the state assumes all responsibly on behalf of the community reclaimer and the owner of the proposed project site for costs or damages resulting from actions or inactions of the community reclaimer in carrying out the project, except for gross negligence or intentional misconduct by the community reclaimer; and
  • the state has necessary legal authority to conduct the project and has financial resources to ensure the project's completion.

A community reclaimer is a person who: (1) voluntarily assists a state in a reclamation project, (2) did not participate in any way in the creation of site conditions at the proposed site or activities that caused any land or waters to become eligible for reclamation or drainage abatement expenditures under SMCRA, (3) is not a past or current owner or operator of any site with ongoing reclamation obligations, and (4) is not subject to outstanding violations of surface coal mining permits.

]]> Community Reclamation Partnerships Act Display Title Community Reclamation Partnerships Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to authorize partnerships between States and nongovernmental entities for the purpose of reclaiming and restoring land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining activities before August 3, 1977, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Community Reclamation Partnerships Act Short Titles as Reported to House Community Reclamation Partnerships Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Community Reclamation Partnerships Act H House Referred in Senate 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2937rfs/xml/BILLS-115hr2937rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2937eh/xml/BILLS-115hr2937eh.xml Reported in House 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2937rh/xml/BILLS-115hr2937rh.xml Introduced in House 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2937ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2937ih.xml 2017-10-03 Received in the Senate and 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.