We are making great strides this year to drive up coal production and revive our communities in the coalfields through economic development. The Obama Administration’s War on Coal is over, but we have a lot of work ahead to restore and diversify our economy.
I was incredibly proud to join Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to file the RECLAIM Act of 2017 in both the U.S. House and Senate. It will expedite access to $1 billion in available funding through the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Fund for reclamation and economic development on AML sites in coal-producing states.
Kentucky would benefit from more than $100 million over the next five years. I appreciate Sen. McConnell’s leadership on this legislation in the Senate and I look forward to working further with him in an effort to get this worthy and vital bill signed into law.
On April 5th, I will testify in support of RECLAIM before the House Natural Resources Committee. For more information about the RECLAIM Act of 2017, visit halrogers.house.gov.
