MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H6334 [12JN], H6406 [13JN], H7071, H7072, H7073, H7074, H7075, H7076, H7077, H7078 [25JN], H7096, H7100, H7101, H7102, H7105, H7106, H7107, H7111, H7113, H7121, H7124, H7125, H7126, H7127, H7129, H7130, H7132, H7139, H7142, H7143, H7145, H7148, H7150, H7151, H7152, H7170, H7172, H7173, H7175, H7176, H7177, H7181, H7182, H7184, H7185, H7187, H7203, H7204 [26JN], H7213, H7214, H7216, H7217, H7220, H7221, H7222, H7226, H7231, H7235, H7238, H7240, H7243, H7245, H7246, H7247, H7249, H7250, H7251, H7260 [27JN]

Land use: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2262), H12410, H12420, H12421, H12422, H12423, H12424, H12425 [1NO]

———modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2262), consideration (H. Res. 780), H12395 [1NO]

Articles and editorials

Archaic Mining Law Needs 21st-Century Update, H12407 [1NO]

Peru To Declare Mines Strike Illegal, Pinilla Says, H14232 [5DE]

Protesters Return to Work and End National Mining Strike in Peru, H14232 [5DE]

Update—Peru Declares National Mining Sector Strike Illegal, H13260 [7NO]

Bills and resolutions

Arizona: withdraw certain Federal lands and interests in Pima and Santa Cruz counties from mining and mineral leasing laws (see H.R. 4228), H14082 [15NO]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (see H.R. 1123), H1892 [16FE]

Coal: facilitate and expedite direct refunds to coal producers and exporters of the excise tax imposed on coal exported from the U.S. (see S. 373), S1057 [24JA] (see H.R. 1762), H3357 [29MR]

Colorado: provide for the distribution of certain mineral revenues (see S. 1517), S6845 [24MY]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): grant authority to investigate deaths at Crandall Canyon mine near Huntington, UT (see H. Res. 836), H14156 [4DE]

Dept. of Labor: revise Federal Mine Safety and Health Act regulations to require that belt haulage entries not be used to ventilate active working places in mines (see H.R. 576), H788 [19JA]

Dept. of the Interior: study sites and resources associated with the Battle of Matewan to determine suitability and feasibility of designating certain areas as a unit of the National park System (see H.R. 3821), H11494 [12OC]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1696), S8412 [26JN] (see H.R. 2643), H6234 [11JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2643), consideration (see H. Res. 514), H7069 [25JN]

Ecology and environment: develop a methodology for, and complete a national assessment of, geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide (see S. 731), S2488 [1MR] (see H.R. 1267), H2118 [1MR]

Federal aid programs: provide assistance to families of miners involved in mining accidents (see S. 2127), S12433 [2OC]

Fort Stanton-Snowy River National Cave Conservation Area: establish (see S. 260), S445 [11JA] (see H.R. 1989), H3723 [20AP]

Great Lakes: prevent acid mine drainage from sulfide mining (see H.R. 1842, 1844), H3361 [29MR]

Health: establish improved mandatory standards to protect and enhance the health of miners (see H.R. 2769), H6734 [19JN]

Land use: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2262), H4912 [10MY]

———modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2262), consideration (see H. Res. 780), H12236 [30OC]

Mineral Leasing Act: ensure development of certain oil and gas resources will occur in a manner that protects water resources and respects the rights of surface owners (see S. 1931), S10605 [1AU]

Minerals Reclamation Foundation: establish (see H.R. 4685), H15468 [13DE]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 240), S357 [10JA]

NIST: establish initiative to promote research, development, and demonstration of miner tracking and communications systems and standards for underground communications (see S. 2263), S13579 [30OC] (see H.R. 3877), H11728 [17OC]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for development and inventory of certain resources (see S. 1268), S5497 [2MY]

Power resources: prevent public financing of oil or gas field development, surveying, extraction, processing, pipelines, terminals, or other oil and gas production or distribution operations or facilities (see H.R. 1886), H3474 [17AP]

Reclamation of land: improve reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 4011), H12237 [30OC]

Safety: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (see S. 1655), S7887 [19JN] (see H.R. 2768), H6734 [19JN]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: clarify the minimum distribution to certain States and Indian tribes (see H.R. 4025), H12383 [31OC]

———provide an exception for certain States relative to distribution of amounts from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (see S. 2475), S15460 [13DE]

———technical corrections (see S. 2448), S15138 [11DE] (see H.R. 4353), H15314 [11DE]

Taxation: provide incentives for improving mine safety (see H.R. 3486), H10245 [6SE]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see S. 2287), S13684 [1NO]

Utah: express condolences to families of victims of Crandall Canyon mine disaster and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (see S. Res. 312), S11326 [10SE] (see H. Res. 631), H10076 [4SE]

West Virginia: allow the operation of certain vehicles for the hauling of coal and coal by-products on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha County (see H.R. 408), H434 [11JA]

Letters

Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act: Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H12405 [1NO]

———Kraig R. Naasz, National Mining Association, H12405 [1NO]

———Linda D. Findlay, American Copper Policy Council, H12405 [1NO]

———Mark A. Smith, Chevron Mining Inc., H12405 [1NO]

———Representative Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H12399 [1NO]

———Representative Pearce, H12007 [24OC]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H12400 [1NO]

———Tom Irwin, Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources, H12404 [1NO]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7259, H7269 [27JN]

Land use: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2262), H12430 [1NO]

Remarks in House

BLM: oil shale reserves development, H7269 [27JN]

Clean Sky Coalition: sponsoring of series of anti-coal advertisements in prominent publications, H3783 [24AP]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): grant authority to investigate deaths at Crandall Canyon mine near Huntington, UT (H. Res. 836), H14226 [5DE]

Dept. of Energy: remediation and removal of tailings at uranium milling site near Moab, UT, H5279 [16MY]

Dept. of Labor: revise Federal Mine Safety and Health Act regulations to require that belt haulage entries not be used to ventilate active working places in mines (H.R. 576), E157 [19JA]

Dept. of the Interior: establish Mineral Commodity Information Administration, H12427, H12428 [1NO]

———Minerals Management Service oversight, H16839 [19DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H7222-H7235 [27JN]

———direct any spending reductions in appropriations legislation toward deficit reduction, H7187 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7081, H7082, H7087 [26JN], H7207, H7211, H7213-H7270 [27JN], H7344 [28JN], H10514 [19SE], E1429, E1431, E1434, E1435, E1437 [28JN], E1459, E1460, E1463, E1464 [29JN], E1487 [11JY], E1493 [12JY], E1598 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2643), consideration (H. Res. 514), H7083-H7087 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2643), motion to recommit, H7269 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2643), unanimous-consent agreement, H6411 [14JN], H7134 [26JN]

EPA: study the health and environmental impact of using the mineral trona in air pollution control systems, H7261 [27JN], E1463 [29JN]

Federal Land Policy and Management Act: maintain current definition of undue degradation relative to mining, H12421, H12422 [1NO]

Fort Stanton-Snowy River National Cave Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 1989), E815 [20AP]

Health: establish improved mandatory standards to protect and enhance the health of miners (H.R. 2769), E1344, E1347 [20JN]

Land use: allocate half of Hardrock Reclamation Account revenues back to States where the revenues were generated, H12423, H12424 [1NO]

———ensure river watershed areas are considered eligible for cleanup funding, H12422, H12423 [1NO]

———modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2262), H12006 [24OC], H12397-H12432 [1NO], E1012 [10MY]

———modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2262), consideration (H. Res. 780), H12389-H12396 [1NO]

———modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2262), corrections in engrossment, H12432 [1NO]

———modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2262), motion to recommit, H12430 [1NO]

———prohibit collection of royalties on minerals used to produce alternative energy and certify that modification of requirements applicable to locatable minerals will not result in loss of U.S. jobs, H12430 [1NO]

———require certain industrial minerals to continue to be labeled as locatable, H12424, H12425 [1NO]

NIST: establish initiative to promote research, development, and demonstration of miner tracking and communications systems and standards for underground communications (H.R. 3877), H12130, H12131 [29OC], E2295 [31OC]

Olyphant, PA: tribute to Lackawanna Historical Society and Olyphant Coal Miners Association for coal miners monument, E944 [3MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources, H707 [18JA], H2234 [6MR], H13520 [9NO]

———provide for exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas, H15444 [13DE]

Pollution: enforce financial responsibilities of any party responsible for contamination on any real property, including liability for removal and remediation costs, H12399 [1NO]

Reclamation of land: improve reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (H.R. 4011), H12406 [1NO], E2276 [30OC]

Russia: express condolences to victims of mining accident at the Yubileinaya coal mine in Novokuznetsk, E1173 [25MY]

Safety: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (H.R. 2768), H10118, H10119 [5SE], E1344, E1347 [20JN]

Treece, KS: mining waste removal funding, H7137 [26JN]

U.S. Borax, Inc.: anniversary, E2470 [4DE]

U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: enforcement of labor provisions, H14231 [5DE]

Utah: express condolences to families of victims of Crandall Canyon mine disaster and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (H. Res. 631), H10117-H10119 [5SE]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure, S3589 [22MR]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators, S14720 [4DE]

Dept. of the Interior: withholding of funds from Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, S14818 [6DE]

Ecology and environment: develop a methodology for, and complete a national assessment of, geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide (S. 731), S2498 [1MR]

Federal aid programs: provide assistance to families of miners involved in mining accidents (S. 2127), S12441 [2OC]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: improve safety of mines and mining, S1552-S1554 [5FE]

Fort Stanton-Snowy River National Cave Conservation Area: establish (S. 260), S450 [11JA]

Hazardous substances: establish reserve for asbestos reform legislation providing compensation to victims of asbestos-related diseases, S3677, S3678 [23MR]

Libby, MT: Center for Asbestos Related Disease funding, S12980 [17OC]

———require vermiculite mining companies to establish a medical trust fund for treating asbestos-related illnesses before emerging from bankruptcy, S790 [22JA]

Mine Safety and Health Administration: funding, S13043, S13046, S13049 [18OC]

Mineral Leasing Act: ensure development of certain oil and gas resources will occur in a manner that protects water resources and respects the rights of surface owners (S. 1931), S10623 [1AU]

Monongah, WV: anniversary of Monongah Mine disaster, S14839 [6DE]

Montana: designation of the Butte, Anaconda, and Walkerville district as a National Historic Landmark, S7446 [11JN]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 240), S381 [10JA]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for development and inventory of certain resources, S8187-S8189, S8191 [21JN]

Power resources: allow States to petition to initiate oil and gas leasing activities on certain lands or Outer Continental Shelf areas in the event of a national energy emergency, S8022-S8024 [20JN]

———economic impact of increasing energy prices, S7581 [13JN]

———national energy policy, S5757-S5759 [9MY]

Safety: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (S. 1655), S7896 [19JN]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: provide an exception for certain States relative to distribution of amounts from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (S. 2475), S15468 [13DE]

———technical corrections (S. 2448), S15140 [11DE]

Taxation: repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (S. 2287), S13687 [1NO]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, S12712 [4OC], S13487 [26OC], S14241-S14243 [13NO]

U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: enforcement of labor provisions, S14720 [4DE], S14779 [5DE]

Utah: express condolences to families of victims of Crandall Canyon mine disaster and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (S. Res. 312), S11302-S11304 [10SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2262, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 780) (H. Rept. 110-416), H12236 [30OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2643, Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 514) (H. Rept. 110-211), H7069 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2643) (H. Rept. 110-187), H6234 [11JN], H7010 [22JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1696) (S. Rept. 110-91), S8409 [26JN]

Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 260) (S. Rept. 110-13), S2022 [15FE]

Grant Committee on Education and Labor (House) Authority To Investigate Deaths at Crandall Canyon Mine Near Huntington, UT: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 836) (H. Rept. 110-473), H14248 [5DE]

Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2262) (H. Rept. 110-412), H12155 [29OC]

Mine Communications Technology Innovations Act: Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 3877) (H. Rept. 110-411), H12155 [29OC]

National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendment: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 240) (S. Rept. 110-9), S2022 [15FE]

Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (S-MINER) Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2768) (H. Rept. 110-457), H14080 [15NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7096, H7111, H7112, H7143, H7151, H7179 [26JN], H7236, H7247, H7258 [27JN]

Tables

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7263-H7268 [27JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 514, consideration of H.R. 2643, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations, H7083 [26JN]

H. Res. 631, express condolences to families of victims of Crandall Canyon, UT, mine disaster and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies, H10117 [5SE]

H. Res. 780, consideration of H.R. 2262, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act, H12389 [1NO]

H. Res. 836, grant Committee on Education and Labor (House) authority to investigate deaths at Crandall Canyon mine near Huntington, UT, H14226 [5DE]

H.R. 2262, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act, H12410-H12420 [1NO]

H.R. 3877, establish initiative to promote research, development, and demonstration of miner tracking and communications systems and standards for underground communications, H12130 [29OC]

S. 240, National Geologic Mapping Act reauthorization and amendment, S381 [10JA]

S. 260, Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area Act, S450 [11JA]

S. 2287, Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act, S13688 [1NO]

S. Res. 312, express condolences to families of victims of Crandall Canyon, UT, mine disaster and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies, S11302, S11330 [10SE]