Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6233) to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to authorize partnerships between States and nongovernmental entities for the purpose of reclaiming and restoring land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining activities before August 3, 1977, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 6233 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Community Reclamation Partnerships Act''. SEC. 2. REFERENCE. Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a provision of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). SEC. 3. STATE MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING FOR CERTAIN REMEDIATION. Section 405 (30 U.S.C. 1235) is amended by inserting after subsection (l) the following: ``(m) State Memoranda of Understanding for Remediation of Mine Drainage.-- ``(1) In general.--A State with a State program approved under subsection (d) may enter into a memorandum of understanding with relevant Federal or State agencies (or both) to remediate mine drainage on abandoned mine land and water impacted by abandoned mines within the State.…”