Mining Schools Enhancement Act

United States115th CongressHR-2053House of Representatives
Updated: Jul 25, 2017

Summary

Mining Schools Enhancement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to require the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) of the Department of the Interior to ensure that at least 70% of specified research funds are expended to enhance and support programs at mining and mineral engineering schools in the United States. In addition, OSMRE shall ensure that research activities relate to conventional fuel resource development and production, including enhancing technologies and practices related to the mitigation of acid mine drainage, reforestation, and revegetation in the reclamation of land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining.

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  1. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

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  2. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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  3. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 186.

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  4. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-256.

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