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115TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115-260
COMMUNITY RECLAMATION PARTNERSHIPS ACT
JULY 26, 2017.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 2937]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 2937) 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, report favorably thereon without amendment and
recommend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 2937 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.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Thousands of inactive coal mines, abandoned before the era of
modern regulation, can be found in communities across the United
States. Today, over $10.5 billion worth of abandoned coal mine
sites remain, each of which has no living responsible party.1 Many
of these abandoned mines pose health and safety risks or environ-
mental hazards to the surrounding communities, burdening land-
'U.S. Department of the Interior. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
Cost Summary National. Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (AMLIS). https://
amlis.osmre.gov/CannedReport.aspx Accessed May 16, 2017.
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