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Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act of 2015
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Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act TITLE I--MINING CLAIM LOCATION AND MAINTENANCE FEES (Sec. 102) This bill requires the owner or holder of a claim (claimant), for each unpatented lode mining claim, placer claim, mill site, or tunnel site located under the general mining laws (claim), to pay the Department of the Interior a location fee of $37 at the time the claim location notice is recorded with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). A claimant shall also pay Interior a claim maintenance fee of $155 per 20.66-acre claim (or fraction of it) to maintain the claim for the following assessment year. The payment of such fee shall be in lieu of the assessment work requirement contained in the general mining laws and the related filing requirements contained in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. The claim maintenance fee shall be waived for a claimant who certifies in writing that on the date the payment was due the claimant: was the holder of not more than 10 lode claims on federal lands, or an association that held less than or equal to 320 acres; and has performed assessment work sufficient to maintain the claims held for the assessment year. Interior shall charge a processing fee of $30 for the filing of such a certification. Claim maintenance fees shall be suspended for any claims of a claimant for an area that was once open to mineral entry and location that has subsequently been segregated or withdrawn from mineral entry and location by order of Interior or a law enacted after enactment of this bill. The fees shall remain suspended until the area is reopened to mineral entry, or the claimant has submitted a notice or permit to explore or develop his or her claims or is actively mining. The cost recovery fees required under minerals management regulations, and any substantially similar fee charged for a mining claim validity exam, shall be waived for any claimant with claims in an area that was open to mineral entry and location at the time of claim location that has subsequently been segregated or withdrawn from mineral entry and location by order of Interior or a law enacted after this bill's enactment. The bill states that timely payment of the location and claim maintenance fees, including payment by a claim holder who qualifies for a fee waiver and complies with the required assessment work, secures the rights of the holder of a mining claim against the federal government, both before and after the discovery of valuable mineral deposits, to use and occupy federal lands under the general mining laws for all mineral activities. Failure to pay either a claim maintenance fee or a location fee for an unpatented mining claim shall subject the claim to forfeiture, unless within 45 days after receiving a notice of failure double the amount of the unpaid claim maintenance fee is paid. The fees imposed under this section shall apply from September 1, 2016, to August 31, 2022. (Sec. 103) All mining claim validity exams shall be completed by Certified Mineral Examiners and reviewed by Certified Review Mineral Examiners. (Sec. 104) Interior may carry out mining law administration program operations through FY2022. (Sec. 105) Mineral potential reports for areas withdrawn from mineral entry, and any mining claim validity exams on claims located within those areas, must be completed or prepared by a Certified Mineral Examiner and reviewed by a Certified Review Mineral Examiner. (Sec. 106) The U.S. Geological Survey shall enter into separate memoranda of understanding to share data to expand the U.S. Mineral Deposit Database with the BLM, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and the Forest Service. TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INACTIVE AND ABANDONED NONCOAL MINE LANDS PROGRAM (Sec. 202) The bill establishes in Interior an Abandoned Noncoal Mine Lands Program to: identify, secure, and remediate physical safety hazards and environmental hazards associated with inactive and abandoned noncoal mine lands that are on or affecting federal public lands or adjacent lands; maintain an inventory of the sites of such mines, affected federal public lands, and adjacent lands, including those sites that have been remediated as well as associated water resources; and identify the persons responsible for paying the costs to remediate such hazards. In securing and remediating hazards, Interior shall give priority (in the following order of priority) to: the protection of public health, safety, and general welfare from the adverse effects of inactive and abandoned noncoal mine lands; and the reclamation of land and water resources degraded by the adverse effects of those mine lands. (Sec. 203) Interior shall seek out federal agencies, state agencies, Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, individuals, and corporations to participate as partners, including partners that are Good Samaritans (as defined in title III), to facilitate the remediation and securing of physical safety or environmental hazards. (Sec. 204) Interior, through the BLM, and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the Forest Service, shall identify at least 20 priority sites (including nominations from the public) on federal land containing inactive or abandoned mine sites suitable for Good Samaritan projects under title III. (Sec. 205) The bill authorizes appropriations for the Abandoned Noncoal Mine Lands Program through FY2020. TITLE III--GOOD SAMARITAN REMEDIATION OF ABANDONED MINE LANDS Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Mine Lands Act (Sec. 303) A Good Samaritan shall be any person that did not participate in any way in the creation of, or activities that caused, any historic mine residue at an inactive or abandoned mine site, and that: has an ownership interest in the inactive or abandoned mine site, but is not actually or potentially liable for related remediation costs, or affiliated with any other person potentially so liable, or a successor entity to one that was actually or potentially liable for such remediation costs; has an ownership interest in the inactive or abandoned mine site that was acquired through the inheritance of a patented mining claim; or has no ownership interest in the inactive or abandoned mine site and had no such an interest at any time during or since the creation of the historic mine residue at the site. Under the Good Samaritan program a permitting authority (the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] or, in the case of a state or tribal program, the lead agency) may issue a permit to a Good Samaritan for a project to improve the environment (including water quality) by carrying out remediation at or related to an inactive or abandoned mine site. A permitting authority shall ensure that remediation carried out under a permit: assists in attaining applicable water quality standards, and does not result in water quality worse than the baseline water condition. A permitting authority may not issue a permit for a project at or related to a mine site included on the National Priorities List developed in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, or a mine site at which the EPA or another federal, state, or tribal agency is taking an environmental enforcement or response action, unless the proposed project: is not inconsistent, and will not interfere, with any other planned remediation at the mine site that is likely to occur; and will accelerate environmental improvements. The bill prescribes a procedure for the processing of an application. A permitting authority may, upon request, authorize a person to carry out appropriate investigative sampling before submitting a permit application. Before issuing a permit, a permitting authority shall conduct a public hearing in the vicinity of the proposed project site, giving 30-days' public notice. A permitting authority shall issue a permit or deny a permit application: within 180 days after receiving a completed application, or by such later date as may be determined by the permitting authority with the applicant's agreement. An application shall be considered denied if the permitting authority does not issue a permit or deny the application by the applicable date. A permitting authority may not issue a permit if: the proposed project site is not a priority site, and an objection to the proposed permit is received from a federal land management agency with jurisdiction over it. A permitting authority must ensure that each permit is site- and situation-specific, relying on pre-mining conditions and conditions existing as of its issuance in order to determine appropriate water quality or other environmental benchmarks to achieve in carrying out remediation. A permitting authority shall require activities authorized by a permit to: begin within one year after the permit's issuance; and continue until completed, with temporary suspensions allowed during adverse weather or other circumstances. A permitting authority shall require a permittee to take actions necessary to ensure baseline, remedial alternative, and postremediation monitoring of the environment. A permitting authority may approve in a permit the conduct of project activities by cooperating persons if the cooperative arrangement will accomplish this title's purposes. Subject to specified limitations, any person authorized by a permit to carry out activities shall: be deemed to be in compliance with environmental laws regarding those activities; and not be liable under those laws regarding those activities, including for any costs or damages deriving from the prior, present, or future activities of others at the project site. A permitting authority may: extend the period during which a permit is valid; and modify or terminate it for cause, including misrepresentation or a violation of a permit. A permitting authority may also, upon request by a Good Samaritan, and subject to a 30 day public notice and comment period, modify the Good Samaritan's permit to take into account any event or condition that: significantly reduces the feasibility or significantly increases the cost of completing the remediation work at the inactive or abandoned mine site, was not contemplated by the Good Samaritan or taken into account in the Good Samaritan's remediation plan, and is beyond the control of the Good Samaritan. Unless the permitting authority has extended the period during which a permit is valid, the authority to carry out activities under a permit shall terminate: if they do not begin one year after the permit is issued, if they are discontinued or uncompleted by the end date specified in the permit, or on any other appropriate grounds. A permit may be transferred only to another Good Samaritan and under other specified conditions. A permit issued under the Good Samaritan program may not authorize any new mining activities other than those directly related to carrying out remediation at or related to the inactive or abandoned mine site. (Sec. 304) States or Indian tribes may issue permits under this title if they have in effect a Good Samaritan permit program approved by the EPA. The EPA shall approve a Good Samaritan permit program unless specified requirements have not been met, including designation of a lead agency. Upon approval of a state or tribal Good Samaritan permit program, the EPA shall transfer all authority to issue permits for the state or relevant area of Indian country to the designated lead agency. Approved state or tribal Good Samaritan permit programs shall be administered in accordance with this title, except that nothing in this title precludes a state or Indian tribe from imposing more stringent requirements on permit applicants or permittees. (Sec. 305) A permitting authority may enforce any violation of this title, with respect to which it has jurisdiction, by: issuing an order to comply with the violated provision; or commencing a civil action for appropriate relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction. Any violators of this title shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000 per day, except where there is knowing conduct, in which case the civil penalty shall be $32,500 per day. (Sec. 306) Projects authorized under the Good Samaritan permit program shall be eligible for nonpoint source management program grants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). (Sec. 307) No EPA action taken pursuant to this title shall be required to comply with requirements for the preparation of an environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. (Sec. 308) Any project authorized by a permit under this title shall be considered to satisfy all or part of any offsite mitigation requirement of the permittee, upon approval by the authority imposing such requirement. (Sec. 309) No state or Indian tribe conducting remediation of an inactive or abandoned mine site pursuant to an approved state or tribal abandoned mine reclamation plan approved under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 shall, regarding remediation activities, be required to obtain a permit under the Clean Water Act. (Sec. 311) No permitting authority may issue a permit under this title seven years after enactment of this title. The EPA, Interior, and USDA shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources to study the effectiveness of the permitting activities carried out under this title.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Department of the Interior, Coal Leasing Program OSM Stream Protection Rule Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Coal Valuation Rule S. 883, American Mineral Security Act of 2015, All Titles H.R. 1937, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Protection Act of 2015, All Titles H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act, All Titles S. 1458, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act, All Titles S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act, Title 3 DOI Rulemaking Activities Related to Increasing Coal Royalties from Federal Coal Leases H.R. 4456, Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act of 2016, All Titles DOI Activities Relating to the Sage Grouse 10 Million Acre Mineral Withdrawal S. 2254, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2015, All Titles Discussion Draft, Good Samaritan Cleanup of Orphan Mines Act of 2016, All Titles H.R. 5259/S. 2938-Certainty for States and Tribes Act, All Titles H.R. 3843, Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act of 2015, All Titles
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 556.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Transportation discharged.
Committee on Transportation discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-717, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
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2016 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
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2016 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
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S. 3204 - King Cove Road Land Exchange Act S. 3273 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act S. 3068 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 3085 - Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 S. ___ - Discussion Draft Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management ActDiscussions on Water Resource Development Act of 2016 (WRDA 2016) S. 3203, Alaska Economic Development and Access to Resources Act S. 3204, the King Cove Road Land Exchange Act S. 3317 - A bill to prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Utah except by express authorization of Congress Rulemakings USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement for Tongass Land and Resource Plan Amendment at 81 Fed. Reg. 43,198 (July 1, 2016) USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Reinstate the North Fork Coal Mining Area exception of the Colorado Roadless Rule at 80 Fed. Reg. 72,665 (Nov. 20, 2015) DOI, Fish and Wildlife Service; Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska; Revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement; 80 FR 4303, pages 4303-4306 (January 27, 2015) US Department of Commerce; NOAA; New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts National Monuments: Proposal (Sept. 2015) DOI, Bureau of Land Management; Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; February 8, 2016 (81 FR 6616). DOI, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Air Quality Control, Reporting, and Compliance; April 5, 2016 EPA, Office of Environmental Justice, Discussions about regulation for Port emissions. CEQ, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (Aug. 2, 2016)
Client expense: $79,453 · Firm income: Not reported
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2016 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
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Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 167 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act H.R. 239 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R.538 - Native American Energy Act H.R. 974 - Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act and Lummis amdt. H.R. 1335 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act HR 1937 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015 H.R. 2386 - Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act H.R. 2430 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 H.R. 3382 - Lake Tahoe Restoration Act H.R. 4037 - Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act H.R. 2316 - Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act H.R. 3650 - State National Forest Management Act of 2015 H.R. 3881 - Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2015 H.R. 4313 - Historic Routes Preservation Act H.R. 4751 - Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act of 2016 H.R. 4579 - Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act H.R. 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5500 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H.R. 5538 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R.3843 - Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act of 2015 H.R. 4900 - Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) H.R. 5278 - Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) S. 1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (amendments #18, 71, 166) S. 235 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act S. 517 - Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Repair Act S. 890 - Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015 S. 235 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015 S. 631 - A bill to exempt National Forest System land in the State of Alaska from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule S. 1375 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2015 S. 1403 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act S. 1691 - National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act S. 1271- Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act or the FLARE Act S. 2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 and amendments (#3027, #3033, #3023 #3034, #3126, #3245) S. 2383 - Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act S. 2902 - Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 S. 3066 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S.2328- Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) S.2240 - Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act S.2997 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016 S. 3068 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 3085 - Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 S. ___ - Discussion Draft Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management ActDiscussions on Water Resource Development Act of 2016 (WRDA 2016) Rulemakings USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement for Tongass Land and Resource Plan Amendment at 81 Fed. Reg. 43,198 (July 1, 2016) USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Reinstate the North Fork Coal Mining Area exception of the Colorado Roadless Rule at 80 Fed. Reg. 72,665 (Nov. 20, 2015) DOI, Fish and Wildlife Service; Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska; Revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement; 80 FR 4303, pages 4303-4306 (January 27, 2015) US Department of Commerce; NOAA; New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts National Monuments: Proposal (Sept. 2015) DOI, Bureau of Land Management; Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; February 8, 2016 (81 FR 6616). DOI, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Air Quality Control, Reporting, and Compliance; April 5, 2016 EPA, Office of Environmental Justice, Discussions about regulation for Port emissions.
2016 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Department of the Interior, Coal Leasing Program OSM Stream Protection Rule Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Coal Valuation Rule S. 883, American Mineral Security Act of 2015, All Titles H.R. 1937, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Protection Act of 2015, All Titles H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act, All Titles S. 1458, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act, All Titles S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act, Title 3 BLM Rulemaking Activities Related to Increasing Coal Royalties from Federal Coal Leases H.R. 4456, Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act of 2016, All Titles DOI Activities Relating to the Sage Grouse 10 Million Acre Mineral Withdrawal S. 2254, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2015, All Titles Discussion Draft, Good Samaritan Cleanup of Orphan Mines Act of 2016 H.R. 5259/S. 2938-Certainty for States and Tribes Act H.R. 3843, Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act of 2015, All Titles
Client expense: $289,192 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Proposed 4(d) Rule for the Northern Long-Eared Bat; BLM/USFS Land Use Management Plans; H.R. 1992, American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act; H.R. 1937, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015; S. 883, American Mineral Security Act; H.R. 1997, Sage-Grouse Protection and Conservation Act; H.R. 1793, Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2015; S. 1036, Sage-Grouse Protection and Conservation Act; S. 1312, Energy Distribution and Supply Act of 2015; S. 2031, American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act; Natural Gas Act; HR 1992, American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act; Critical Materials Briefing; S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act; H.R. 3734, Mining Schools Enhancement Act; H.R. 3843, Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act; H.R. 3844, Energy and Minerals Reclamation Foundation Establishment Act; Proposed Rule on Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties and Resource Production Activities on Onshore Federal and Indian Leases
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 permits CAA, Clean Power Plan H.R. 594, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015, All Titles H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act, All Titles H.R 896, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2015, All Titles H.R. 1203, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act, All Titles S. 234, Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015, All Titles H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, All Titles H.R. 1327, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015, All Titles S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015, All Titles H.R. 1388, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 3843, Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act of 2015, All Titles H.J.Res. 74, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone" S.J.Res. 25, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone"
Client expense: $290,256 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 permits CAA, Clean Power Plan CAA, Regional Haze H.R. 222, To prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from providing financial support for certain high carbon intensity energy projects, All Titles H.R. 594, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015, All Titles H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act, All Titles H.R 896, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2015, All Titles H.R. 1203, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act, All Titles S. 234, Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015, All Titles S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015, All Titles H.R. 3611, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, All Titles H.R. 1327, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015, All Titles S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015, All Titles H.R. 1388, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015, All Titles S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now (ARENA) Act, All Titles H.R. 3843, Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act of 2015, All Titles S. 2254, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2015, All Titles H.J.Res. 74, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone" S.J.Res. 25, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone" S.J.Res. 22, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act S.J.Res. 23, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" S.J.Res. 24, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units"
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Markup by |
| June 15, 2016 |
| Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | House | Referred to | October 28, 2015 |
| Energy and Commerce Committee | House | Referred to | October 28, 2015 |
| Natural Resources Committee | House | Referred to | October 28, 2015 |
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $127,981 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
Client expense: $829,745 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE