[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2830 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2830

  To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to 
clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to 
     use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 3, 2009

  Mr. Bingaman (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Udall of New 
Mexico, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Bennet) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to 
clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to 
     use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects.

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

SECTION 1. ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION.

    (a) Limitation on Funds.--Section 409(b) of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1239(b)) is amended by 
inserting ``or section 411(h)(1)'' after ``section 402(g)''.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Section 411(h)(1)(D)(ii) of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1240a(h)(1)(D)(ii)) is 
amended by inserting ``or 409'' after ``section 403''.
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