Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Extension Act
This bill extends through FY2036 the reclamation fee that each operator of a coal mining operation must pay to the Department of the Interior for the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.
Under the existing Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program, Interior collects a fee from coal mining companies for each ton of coal produced. The fees are deposited into the fund, which may be used to address hazards to public health, safety, and the environment from coal mining sites that were abandoned or unreclaimed as of August 3, 1977. Interior's authority to collect the fee expires on September 30, 2021.
To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to 
extend the period during which certain reclamation fees are required to 
                                be paid.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee 
Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION FEE.

    Section 402(b) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(b)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2021'' 
and inserting ``September 30, 2036''.
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Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Extension Act
A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to extend the period during which certain reclamation fees are required to be paid.
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Extension Act
Sen. Manchin, Joe, III