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HAMDT 563 (102nd)

Amendment, as amended, sought to modify provisions relating to coal, oil and gas development. It would have: (1) provided incentives for the remining of coal from abandoned mines and refuse piles; (2) required mining companies to provide compensation for damage caused by mine cave-ins or ground sinking, and replace contaminated local water supplies; (3) permitted the use of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund monies to suppress underground coal fires; (4) required the Department of the Interior to consider market demand, as well as competition in the coal industry, prior to issuing federal coal leases; (5) established dispute resolution procedures for certain oil shale claims; and (6) required the Bureau of Mines to develop a health, safety and mining technology research program.