[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 20, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S295]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 66. Mr. COATS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       After section 2, insert the following:

     SEC. _. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REGULATIONS UNDER 
                   THE SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT 
                   OF 1977.

       The Secretary of the Interior may not, before December 31, 
     2016, issue or approve any proposed or final regulation under 
     the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
     U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) that would--
       (1) adversely impact employment in coal mines in the United 
     States;
       (2) cause a reduction in revenue received by the Federal 
     Government or any State, tribal, or local government, by 
     reducing through regulation the quantity of coal in the 
     United States that is available for mining;
       (3) reduce the quantity of coal available for domestic 
     consumption or for export;
       (4) designate any area as unsuitable for surface coal 
     mining and reclamation operations; or
       (5) expose the United States to liability for taking the 
     value of privately owned coal through regulation.
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