Stream Protection and Vegetation Restoration Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8062 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8062 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 April 18, 2024 Mr. Beyer 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 ``Stream Protection and Vegetation Restoration Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT. (a) Reclamation Plan Requirements.--Section 508(a)(7) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 12…