S.Amdt. 2542
What it does: Adds Sec. 4___. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to approve any permit associated with any surface mining activity that involves the removal of an entire coal seam from outcrop to outcrop, or of seams running through the upper fraction of a mountain, ridge, or hill, by removing substantially all of the overburden off the mine bench on page 240, between lines 13 and 14
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 2996
Adds Sec. 4___. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to approve any permit associated with any surface mining activity that involves the removal of an entire coal seam from outcrop to outcrop, or of seams running through the upper fraction of a mountain, ridge, or hill, by removing substantially all of the overburden off the mine bench on page 240, between lines 13 and 14
Adds a sectionPrinted pageInserted: Sec. 4___. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to approve any permit associated with any surface mining activity that involves the removal of an entire coal seam from outcrop to outcrop, or of seams running through the upper fraction of a mountain, ridge, or hill, by removing substantially all of the overburden off the mine bench.
Original wording
On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 2542. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
Sec. 4___. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to approve any permit associated with any surface mining activity that involves the removal of an entire coal seam from outcrop to outcrop, or of seams running through the upper fraction of a mountain, ridge, or hill, by removing substantially all of the overburden off the mine bench.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 23, 2009