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Last progress September 16, 2025 (4 months ago)
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Directs the Secretary of Energy to reestablish the National Coal Council inside the Department of Energy using the council charter that was in effect on November 19, 2021. Most provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act will apply to the Council, except that section 1013 of title 5 will not apply. The text sets organizational and legal rules for the Council but does not provide funding, timelines, new duties, or detailed membership rules beyond the charter reference and the limited FACA exemption.
The Secretary of Energy must reestablish the National Coal Council within the Department of Energy, following the Council's charter as it existed on November 19, 2021.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (title 5, chapter 10 of the United States Code) and section 552b(c) of title 5 shall apply to the National Coal Council, subject to the listed exception.
Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the National Coal Council (i.e., the Council is exempt from that specific provision).
Primary effects are administrative and advisory. The Department of Energy will have to reinstate an advisory body under the referenced charter and comply with most FACA obligations, which will require administrative actions (establishing meetings, recordkeeping, public notice). Coal industry stakeholders, coal plant owners/operators, utilities, and energy trade associations are likely to engage with the Council as its membership and agenda are implemented; the Council can provide recommendations that influence DOE policy, research priorities, or industry outreach. Because no funding or substantive new mandates are included, direct financial or regulatory impacts are limited. The FACA coverage means the Council will generally operate with public meeting and transparency obligations, although the specified exemption to section 1013 may alter a specific statutory requirement for this body. Local communities and workers affected by coal sector decisions could see indirect impacts if Council advice shapes DOE actions, but those downstream effects depend on later policy or funding decisions that are not created by this text.
Last progress September 19, 2025 (4 months ago)
Introduced on April 24, 2025 by Michael A. Rulli
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.