Tag: abandoned mine lands

The Surface Mining Reclamation Control Act Amendments of 2019 authorizes 15-year extension and the RECLAIM Act Passes the House as part of H.R. 2, The Moving Forward Act

Yesterday, the Surface Mining Control & Reclamation Act Amendments Act of 2019 (H.R. 4248) passed that would authorize the Department of the Interior to reauthorize the fee supporting the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Trust Fund: reimburse states and tribal governments from the fund for the emergency restoration, reclamation, abatement, control,…

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Pass the RECLAIM Act and the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019

It was just over a year ago today that I had written to several Letters to the Editor about the need for the passage of the HR 2156 (The RECLAIM Act) which now has 65 co-sponsors led by PA Congressman Cartwright within Congress to expedite funding for the reclamation, redevelopment,…

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