SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Land use: clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects (see H.R. 4817), H1323 [10MR]

Mining and mineral resources: limit liability of a State performing reclamation work under an approved State abandoned mine reclamation plan (see S. 3252), S2587 [22AP]

———permit use of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund for transportation and use of dredged materials for abandoned mine reclamation (see S. 3053), S857 [1MR]

———transfer excess funds from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to the United Mine Workers of America pension plan (see S. 3649), S6245 [26JY]

United Mine Workers of America: provide for use of excess funds to provide certain pension benefits (see H.R. 5479), H4246 [8JN]

Remarks in Senate

Mining and mineral resources: permit use of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund for transportation and use of dredged materials for abandoned mine reclamation (S. 3053), S859 [1MR]

———transfer excess funds from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to the United Mine Workers of America pension plan (S. 3649), S6246 [26JY]

Reports filed

Clarification That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority To Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation Projects: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2830) (S. Rept. 111-264), S6881 [5AU]

Coal Accountability and Retired Employee (CARE) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5479) (H. Rept. 111-651), H7388 [29SE]