3.0.0 1455 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z Senate S 2021-04-29 117 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-04-29T16:02:22Z RECLAIM Act of 2021 117 1733 HR 2022-11-16 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 406. Related bill CRS 2021-04-29 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV N C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2021-04-29 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2021-04-29 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2021-04-29 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2021-04-29 True Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Coal Congressional oversight Department of the Interior Economic development Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Indian social and development programs Land use and conservation Mining Water quality Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2021-06-17T14:36:12Z Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2021 or the RECLAIM Act of 2021

This bill revises requirements concerning the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, including by expanding the eligible uses of the fund. Specifically, the bill allows the fund to be used to provide support for economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed mining communities through the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by abandoned coal mines.

In addition, it requires specified amounts to be annually distributed from the fund through FY2026 to states and Indian tribes for reclaiming and restoring lands and waters so affected.

]]> RECLAIM Act of 2021 Display Title RECLAIM Act of 2021 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 Title(s) as Introduced RECLAIM Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1455is/xml/BILLS-117s1455is.xml 2021-04-29 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.