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OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

Congressional Affairs

This website provides direct links to the Surface Mining Law of 1977, Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006, publications, speeches, and testimony. If you need further assistance, contact us at congressional@osmre.gov.

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA)

The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) Public Law 95-87

SMCRA Amendments of 2006

Publications

OSM Annual Reports

Budget Justifications and Performance Information

Legislative History

Strategic Plan (pdf)

Date

Speaker Name

Description

Speeches & Testimony (all files are pdf)

July 19, 2012

Joseph Pizarchik, Director

House Committee on Natural Resources on Rewrite of the Stream Buffer Zone Rule

February 17, 2012

Alfred Whitehouse, Chief of OSM’s Division of Reclamation Support

House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on H.R. 785

November 4, 2011

Joseph Pizarchik, Director

House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Rulemaking to Better Protect Streams

May 18, 2011

Glenda Owens, Deputy Director

Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests on S. 897

April 7, 2011

Joseph Pizarchik, Director

House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on FY 2012 Budget Proposal

September 23, 2010

Glenda Owens, Deputy Director

House Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Hearing on H.R. 4817

June 23, 2010

Alfred Whitehouse, Chief of OSM’s Division of Reclamation Support

House Natural Resources Committee on H.R. 5479

April 21, 2010

Glenda Owens, Deputy Director

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests on S. 2830

March 4, 2010

Joseph Pizarchik, Director

House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on FY 2011 Budget Proposal

July 16, 2008

Brent Wahlquist, Director

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests

July 9, 2008

Brent Wahlquist, Director

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate

November 13, 2007

Brent Wahlquist, Director

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests

September 27, 2005

Thomas Shope, Chief of Staff

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate (Prepared Statement)

September 27, 2005

Thomas Shope, Chief of Staff

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate (Oral Testimony)

March 10, 2005

Jeffery Jarrett, Director

House Committee on Energy and Mineral Resources on the FY 2006 Budget for Energy and Mineral Programs

March 30, 2004

Jeffery Jarrett, Director

House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on H.R. 3778 AND H.R. 3796

March 11, 2004

Jeffery Jarrett, Director

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, on S. 2049 and S. 2086

July 24, 2003

Jeffery Jarrett, Director

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives

October 17, 2002

Jeffery Jarrett, Director

Energy Awareness Month essay

March 14, 2002

Jeffery Jarrett, Director

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives