Legislative Hearing on:

• H.R. 2824 (Johnson of OH and Lamborn of CO), To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing waste by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer resources and implement the final rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers for perennial and intermittent streams, and for other purposes. “Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America Act.”

Member Statements:

The Honorable Doug Lamborn
Subcommittee Chairman

Archived Video Webcast:

Witnesses and Testimony:

PANEL I

Thomas L. Clarke
Director
Division of Mining and Reclamation
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Bradley C. Lambert
Deputy Director
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy

John Paul Jones
Director of Environmental Affairs
Alpha Natural Resources and NMA Member
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Related Documents:

• Subcommittee Hearing Notice - July 25, 2013
• Subcommittee Hearing Witness List - August 1, 2013