[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 166 (Wednesday, November 2, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7091-S7092]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION AMENDMENT ACT

  The bill (S. 897) 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 and acid mine remediation programs, was ordered to be 
engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as 
follows:

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                                 S. 897

       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) Reclamation Fee.--Section 402(g)(6)(A) of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 
     1232(g)(6)(A)) is amended by inserting ``and section 
     411(h)(1)'' after ``paragraphs (1) and (5)''.
       (b) Filling Voids and Sealing Tunnels.--Section 409(b) of 
     the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
     U.S.C. 1239(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 
     411(h)(1)'' after ``section 402(g)''.
       (c) 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 striking ``section 403'' 
     and inserting ``section 402(g)(6), 403, or 409''.

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