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US. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
118TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 118-438
COMMUNITY RECLAMATION PARTNERSHIPS ACT
APRIL 5, 2024.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 6233]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 6233) to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclama-
tion Act of 1977 to authorize partnerships between States and non-
governmental entities for the purpose of reclaiming and restoring
land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining activi-
ties before August 3, 1977, and for other purposes, having consid-
ered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and
recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION
The purpose of H.R. 6233 is to amend the Surface Mining Con-
trol and Reclamation Act of 1977 to authorize partnerships be-
tween States and nongovernmental entities for the purpose of re-
claiming and restoring land and water resources adversely affected
by coal mining activities before August 3, 1977, and for other pur-
poses.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Thousands of inactive coal mines, abandoned before the era of
modern regulation, exist across the country.1 Many of these sites
pose health and safety risks or environmental hazards, burdening
landowners and inhibiting opportunities for economic development.
The states are responsible for reclaiming abandoned mine sites and
state abandoned mine land (AML) programs undertake numerous
'U.S. Department of the Interior. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System. https://www.osmre.gov/programs/e-amlis
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