S. 3053 · 111th Congress
A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to permit the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to be used for transportation and use of dredged materials for abandoned mine reclamation, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Arlen Specter
- Introduced
- 2010-03-01
- Latest action
- 2010-03-01 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to permit the use of moneys in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to allow transportation and use of dredged materials for abandoned mine reclamation.
Requires application of this Act to permit use of the Fund to allow dredged materials derived from the Delaware River Deepening Project, and from annual Delaware River maintenance dredging, to be used for reclamation of abandoned mines in Northeast, Pennsylvania.