[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1193 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1193

  To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to 
extend the period during which certain reclamation fees are required to 
                                be paid.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 11, 2019

    Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kaine, Ms. 
Duckworth, and Mr. Brown) introduced the following bill; which was read 
  twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to 
extend the period during which certain reclamation fees are required to 
                                be paid.

    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 ``Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee 
Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION FEE.

    Section 402(b) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(b)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2021'' 
and inserting ``September 30, 2036''.
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