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S. 572 (97th)
A bill to expand the scope of the small operators assistance program in the 1977 Surface Mining and Reclamation Act.
Introduced
26 February 1981
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Status
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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24 March 2026
Summary
Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to make financial assistance available to a coal surface mining operator whose probable total annual production will not exceed 200,000 tons, with regard to: (1) drilling observation wells; (2) meeting planning requirements, including water supply information, climatological information, vegetation information, fish and wildlife resources information, soil resources information, land use information, and mapping requirements; and (3) reclamation and operations activities, including water compliance monitoring and soil tests.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 February 1981
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/572
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/572