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Union Calendar No. 339
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7283
[Report No. 117–435]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 30, 2022Mr. Cartwright (for himself and Mr. McKinley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
July 26, 2022Additional sponsors: Mr. Trone, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Porter, Mr. Lamb, Mrs. Bustos, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Raskin, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Griffith
July 26, 2022Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 30, 2022
A BILL
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to make certain activities eligible for grants from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act or the STREAM Act.
2.
Activities that are eligible for grants from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
Section 40701(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (30 U.S.C. 1231a(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking Grants under and inserting the following:
(1)
In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), grants under
; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
(2)
Acid mine drainage abatement and treatment
(A)
In general
Not more than 30 percent of the total amount of a grant made annually under subsection (b)(1) may be retained by the recipient of the grant, if those amounts are deposited into an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund established under State law, from which amounts (together with all interest earned on the amounts) are expended by the State for the abatement of the causes and the treatment of the effects of acid mine drainage resulting from coal mining practices, including for the costs of building, operating, maintaining, and rehabilitating acid mine drainage treatment systems.
(B)
Reporting requirements
Each recipient of a grant under subsection (b)(1) that deposits grant amounts into an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund under subparagraph (A) shall—
(i) offer amendments to the inventory maintained under section 403(c) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(c)) to reflect the use of the amounts for acid mine drainage abatement and treatment; and
(ii) include in the annual grant report of the recipient information on the status and balance of amounts in the acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund.
(C)
Term
Amounts retained under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to—
(i) subsection (d)(4)(B); or
(ii) any other limitation on the length of the term of an annual grant under subsection (b)(1).
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July 26, 2022Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed