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Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2015
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Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the United States from issuing a patent for any mining claim, millsite, or tunnel site located unless a patent application meeting all applicable requirements was filed with the Department of the Interior by September 30, 1994. The holder of each unpatented mining claim, millsite, or tunnel site shall pay Interior a maintenance fee of $150 for each claim, millsite, or tunnel site, as well as a location fee of $50. Any claimholder failing to perform assessment work or fee a maintenance fee shall forfeit the claim, millsite, or tunnel site. Production of all locatable minerals from any mining claim shall be subject to a reasonable royalty established by Interior of between 2% and 5% of the gross income from mining for production of all locatable minerals, which may be reduced in certain circumstances. Interior shall establish a comprehensive inspection, collection, fiscal, and production accounting and auditing system The bill prescribes requirements for exploration permits and mining permits. Any mining operator shall provide Interior with specified financial assurances to ensure the completion of reclamation and the restoration of any land or water adversely affected by the mineral activities. The operator shall restore land and water subject to mineral activities carried out under a permit to a condition capable of supporting: the uses that the land and water was capable of supporting before surface disturbance by the operator; or other beneficial uses that conform to applicable land use plans. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 is amended to require Interior, for land under the Bureau of Land Management, and the Department of Agriculture, for National Forest System land, to review specified public lands, especially federal land in which mineral activities pose a reasonable likelihood of substantial adverse impacts on National Conservation System units, to inform decisions on withdrawal of land from mining operations. The bill establishes the Hardrock Minerals Reclamation Fund, administered by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, for the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by past hardrock minerals and mining and related activities in abandoned hardrock mine states and on Indian land. Each operator of a hardrock minerals mining operation shall pay, for deposit in the Fund, a reclamation fee of between 0.6% and 2% of the value of the annual production from the operation. The bill prescribes civil penalties for violation of surface management or operation requirements and related regulations.
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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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7817-7818)
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: $400,081 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · third_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
Client expense: $354,023 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
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
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
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
Client expense: $290,256 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
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"
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
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