3.0.0 728 2023-01-11T13:36:12Z 2023-01-11T13:36:12Z Senate S 2017-03-27 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-03-27T20:33:10Z Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act 115 4426 HR 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Related bill CRS Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017 115 738 S 2017-03-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS RECLAIM Act of 2017 115 1731 HR 2017-10-19 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 255. Identical bill CRS 2017-03-27 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1997-1999) IntroReferral 2017-03-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY N C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2017-03-27 True Energy Appalachian Regional Commission Coal Congressional oversight Economic development Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Indian social and development programs Land use and conservation Mining Water quality Water use and supply Energy 00 2017-03-27 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-08T18:41:16Z Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017 or the RECLAIM Act of 2017

This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA)to make specified funds available to the Department of the Interior through FY2021 for distribution to states and Indian tribes to promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried out before August 3, 1977.

The bill prescribes general requirements for projects to reclaim abandoned mine lands and waters that are likely to create favorable conditions for the economic development of the project site or promote the general welfare through economic and community development of the area in which the project is conducted. Any such project shall be located in a community affected by a recent decline in mining.

A state or Indian tribe that receives funds under this bill may retain a portion of them as necessary to supplement its acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund for future operation and maintenance costs for the treatment of acid mine drainage associated with individual projects.

The bill increases the minimum amount of funds that Interior must provide annually to states and Indian tribes for reclamation and restoration projects.

The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study on the use of funds authorized by this bill.

The Appalachian Regional Commission may provide grants to individuals or entities in the Appalachian region for projects that have been or that are eligible to be reclaimed or restored under SMCRA.The commission must relocate its headquarters from Washington, DC to the Appalachian region.

]]> RECLAIM Act of2017 Display Title RECLAIM Act of2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide funds to States and Indian tribes for the purpose of promoting economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried out before August 3, 1977, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced RECLAIM Act of2017 Short Titles as Introduced Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities byLeveraging Local Activities and InvestingMore Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s728is/xml/BILLS-115s728is.xml 2017-03-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1997-1999) 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.