Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4248, "Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019"

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (Committee on Natural Resources)

Thursday, November 14, 2019 (10:00 AM)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable Matt Cartwright
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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Panel two

Mr. John Stefanko
Deputy Secretary, Office of Active and Abandoned Mine Operations, PA Department of Environmental Protection, Harrisburg, PA, on behalf of The Interstate Mining Compact Commission and the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • AML Emergency Resolution [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • IMCC AML Reauthorization Resolution [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • NAAMLP Approved Reauthorization Resolution [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • PA Remining Fact Sheet [PDF] Added 12/02/2019 at 09:12 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM

Mr. Jason Walsh
Executive Director, BlueGreen Alliance, Washington, DC

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM

Mr. Robert Hughes
Executive Director, Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR), Ashley, PA

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • CM Mayne OSMRE Americorps May 2016 Report [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • Howard Letter of Support for AML Reauthorization [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • Scrubgrass Letter of Support for AML Reauthorization [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • BioMost_Letter_of_Support_for_AML_Reauth [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • Zelianople Airport_Letter_of_Support_for_AML_Reauthr [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • 6_ARIPPA_Letter_of_Support_for_AML_Reauth [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • FPW_AML_Reclamation_&_Offsite_Jobs_Report [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • AMD_Treatment_Jobs_Analysis_Downstream_Strategies [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • Congressional_District_8_AML_Map [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • 11_PAFBC_Nonattaining_AMD_Streams [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • 12_EPCAMR_Datashed_AMD_PTS_in_Susquehanna [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • 13_West_Branch_Susquehanna_AMD_Remediation_Strategy [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • 14_Anthracite_AMD_Remediation_Strategy [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • 15_PA_AML_Campaign_SMCRA_TitleIV_Fact_Sheet [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • 16 Mine_Water_Resources_of_the_Anthracite_Coal_Fields_Report [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • 17_ARIPPA_Economic_&_Environmental_Impact_Analysis [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • 18MY Res AML Emergencies [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • 10_Congressional_District_15_AML_Map [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM

Mr. Alan Edwards
Deputy Director, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Administrator, Wyoming Abandoned Mine Land Program

Added 11/12/2019 at 08:56 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • Witness Biography Added 11/14/2019 at 12:20 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • FTR - Rep. Gosar - Support Letter - Utah [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 02:45 PM
  • FTR - Rep. Gosar - Opposition Letter - National Mining Association [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 02:45 PM
  • Written Testimony - Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 02:45 PM
  • FTR - Trout Unlimited - Support Letter [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 03:02 PM
  • FTR - Calhoun Construction - Letter of Support [PDF] Added 12/02/2019 at 09:20 AM
  • FTR - Org. Letter of Support - BGA [PDF] Added 12/02/2019 at 01:18 PM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Alan S. Lowenthal [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 01:55 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing: Witness List (Update #1) [PDF] Added 11/14/2019 at 02:01 PM
  • QFR - John Stefanko - Rep. Lowenthal - Rep. Cartwright [PDF] Added 12/02/2019 at 09:11 AM

First Published: November 7, 2019 at 11:26 AM
Last Updated: December 2, 2019 at 01:18 PM