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Resolution Number
NABIF-10-20
Legislation Number
0022-20
Legislation Title
An Action Relating to Naabik’íyáti Committee; requesting the United States Congress to Reauthorize the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
Legislation Description
The purpose of the resolution is to request the United States Congress to reauthorize the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 with the following provisions: 1. Extend SMCRA authorization for fifteen (15) years. 2. Adjust the AML fees for inflation. 3. Revise the AML 50/50 AML fee split between U.S. Office of Surface Mining (OSM) AND Indian Tribes to 20% to OSM and 80% to Indian Tribes 4. Reimburse Indian Tribes for AML withheld since fiscal year 2013 as a result of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (commonly referenced as sequestration). 5. Add AML fee collection to the list of federal programs that are exempt from sequestration. 6. Authorize additional appropriations from the United States Treasury for certified AML program.
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02/20/2020, 03:34 pm Leona Begay NABIF-10-20.pdf