[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3813 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3813

To modify requirements relating to allocation of interest that accrues 
                to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2002

  Mr. Rahall (for himself and Mr. Ney) introduced the following bill; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To modify requirements relating to allocation of interest that accrues 
                to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coal Accountability and Retired 
Employee Act for the 21st Century''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND INTEREST.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any interest credited 
to the fund established by section 401 of the Surface Mining Control 
and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) shall be transferred to 
the Combined Fund identified in section 402(h)(2) of such Act (30 
U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)) in such amounts as are estimated by the trustees of 
such Combined Fund to offset the amount of any deficit in net assets in 
the Combined Fund.
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