To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to strengthen control of the environmental impacts of surface coal mining, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9023 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9023 To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to strengthen control of the environmental impacts of surface coal mining, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 26, 2026 Mr. Beyer (for himself, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Deluzio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to strengthen control of the environmental impacts of surface coal mining, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Contemporaneous Land and Environmental Action for Neutralizing Unreclaimed Property at Mines Act of 2026'' or the ``CLEAN UP Mines Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977. (a) Reclamation Plan Requirements.--Section 508(a)(7) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1258(a)(7)) is amended by inserting ``, not to exceed the standards established in section 515(b)(3)'' after ``reclamation plan''. (b) Revision of Permits.--Section 511(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1261(a)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: ``(3) A request to temporarily cease or suspend mining operations is a significant permit revision for purposes of paragraph (2). ``(4) In each case where no active coal removal or reclamation has occurred at a permitted mine for more than 6 months during any 3-year period, the a