Hearing: “Coal Community Protection and Revitalization.”

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

Thursday, June 9, 2022 (9:30 AM)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

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

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM

The Honorable John A. Yarmuth
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM

Panel two

Mr. John Dawes
Executive Director, Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds, Alexandria, PA

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  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM

Ms. Erin Savage
Central Appalachian Senior Program Manager, Appalachian Voices, Boone, NC

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM

Ms. Elaine Tanner
Environmental Community Organizer, Friends for Environmental Justice, Deane, KY

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM

Mr. Todd Parfitt
Director, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Cheyenne, WY

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 2073 (Rep. John Yarmuth), To place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes. [PDF] Added 06/06/2022 at 09:40 AM
  • H.R. 2505 (Rep. Matt Cartwright), To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to protect taxpayers from liability associated with the reclamation of surface coal mining operations, and for other purposes. [PDF] Added 06/06/2022 at 09:40 AM
  • H.R. 4799 (Rep. Matt Cartwright), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain improvements in the laws relating to coal royalties, and for other purposes. [PDF] Added 06/06/2022 at 09:40 AM
  • H.R. 7283 (Rep. Matt Cartwright), To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to make certain activities eligible for grants from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes. [PDF] Added 06/06/2022 at 09:40 AM
  • H.R. 7937 (Rep. Conor Lamb), To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, to establish a program to facilitate coal mine reclamation and award grants to certain States and Indian Tribes to carry out coal mine reclamation, and for other purposes. [PDF] Added 06/06/2022 at 09:40 AM

Support Documents

  • Statement from OSMRE [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM
  • Trout Unlimited Support Letter [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM
  • IMCC Statement on STREAM Act [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM
  • NGO Letter of Support for RENEW Act [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM
  • RENEW Act Op-Ed [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing: Cover Page [PDF] Added 06/05/2022 at 10:31 PM
  • Hearing: Witness List [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM
  • Questions from Chair Lowenthal for Mr. Dawes [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM
  • Questions from Chair Lowenthal for Ms. Savage [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM
  • Questions from Chair Lowenthal for Ms. Tanner [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 10:54 AM

First Published: June 5, 2022 at 10:03 PM
Last Updated: June 27, 2022 at 10:54 AM


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