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H. Rept. 116-404 1 (2020-02-25)

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                   116TH CONGRESS                                     REPORT
                      2d Session    HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES          116-404





                        COMMUNITY RECLAMATION PARTNERSHIPS ACT


                   FEBRUARY 25, 2020.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                    of the Union and ordered to be printed


                       Mr. GRIJALVA, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
                                       submitted the following

                                          REPORT

                                          [To accompany H.R. 315]
                            [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
                     The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
                   bill (H.R. 315) 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 BILL
                     The purpose of H.R. 315 is to amend the Surface Mining Control
                   and Reclamation Act of 1977 to authorize partnerships between
                   states and nongovernmental entities for the purpose of reclaiming
                   and restoring land and water resources adversely affected by coal
                   mining activities before August 3, 1977, and for other purposes.
                               BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
                     The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 19771
                   (SMCRA) established a system for the reclamation of Abandoned
                   Mine Lands (AML), managed by the Office of Surface Mining Rec-
                   lamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). To qualify as an AML, a site
                   must have been affected by coal mining activities and abandoned
                   prior to August 3, 1977, and there must be no responsible party for
                   the reclamation of the land under state or federal laws. OSMRE,
                   'Pub. L. No. 95-87, 91 Stat.  445  (1977),  https://uscode.house.gov/statviewer.htm?
                   volume=91&page=445 (codified as 30 U.S.C. §§ 1201-328.).
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