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S. 2448: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Technical Corrections Act

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S. 2448: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Technical Corrections Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-12-11 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 983.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-12-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 983. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Technical Corrections Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to modify procedures governing payments of moneys derived from reclamation fees to certified states and Indian tribes. Requires that such payments: (1) be distributed as direct transfers of funds rather than in the form of grants; and (2) be made at the same time as specified payments from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund are made available, including without fiscal year limitation.

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Official text

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Technical Corrections Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2448, Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (2008-10-27); CBO cost estimate: S. 2448, Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (2008-10-27)

Cosponsors on this site

John Barrasso (R-WY)

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-s2448 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110