Abandoned Mine Land Fund Reauthorization : Selected Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal aid.

Health insurance.

Mineral industries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (16 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Summarizes current grant distribution structure of the abandoned mine land program, which appropriates funds to States with approved reclamation programs to promote the restoration of sites mined and abandoned prior to the enactment of P.L. 95-87, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. Reviews major reauthorization proposals, and describes the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund, which covers the unreimbursed health cost requirements of retired miners.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Abandoned Mine Land Fund Reauthorization

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