Federal Tax Credit Legislation

Pennsylvania Congressmen Dan Meuser (R-PA-9) and Matthew Cartwright (D-PA-8) in October 2019 introduced H.R. 4735, the Mine Affected Community Energy and Environment Act, that would have provided coal refuse to energy facilities a performance-based tax credit for each ton of coal refuse the plants remove and use to generate electricity. Unfortunately, the bill never moved out of the House Committee on Ways and Means.

However, we would like to thank the following organizations and individuals that helped support our industry by sending a letter to their local legislator urging them to support H.R. 4735: