[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3409 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3409

   To limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue 
regulations before December 31, 2013, under the Surface Mining Control 
                      and Reclamation Act of 1977.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 14, 2011

 Mr. Johnson of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue 
regulations before December 31, 2013, under the Surface Mining Control 
                      and Reclamation Act of 1977.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coal Miner Employment and Domestic 
Energy Infrastructure Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REGULATIONS UNDER THE SURFACE 
              MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977.

    The Secretary of the Interior may not, before December 31, 2013, 
issue or approve any proposed or final regulation under the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) 
that would--
            (1) adversely impact employment in coal mines in the United 
        States;
            (2) cause a reduction in revenue received by the Federal 
        Government or any State, tribal, or local government, by 
        reducing through regulation the amount of coal in the United 
        States that is available for mining;
            (3) reduce the amount of coal available for domestic 
        consumption or for export;
            (4) designate any area as unsuitable for surface coal 
        mining and reclamation operations; or
            (5) expose the United States to liability for taking the 
        value of privately owned coal through regulation.
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