,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bgj  #aacth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#bhbd  ,report ,no4 #aac-cfd  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july  
#be1 #bjac ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio 7for  
himself and ,mr4 ,lamborn7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,february #bh1 #bjad ,additional      
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,cramer1    
,mrs4 ,lummis1 and ,mr4 ,daines         
,february #bh1 #bjad ,committed to the  
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the       
,surface ,mining ,control and           
,reclamation ,act of #aigg to stop the  
ongoing waste by the ,department of the 
,interior of taxpayer resources and     
implement the final rule on excess      
spoil1 mining waste1 and buffers for    
perennial and intermittent streams1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,preventing ,government ,waste and      

,protecting ,coal ,mining ,jobs in      
,america4  #b4 ,incorporation of surface
 mining stream buffer zone rule into    
,state programs  7a7 ,in general        
,section #ejc of the ,surface ,mining   
,control and ,reclamation ,act of #aigg 
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abec7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,stream buffer zone management  7#a7 ,in
 general ,in addition to the            
requirements under subsection 7a71 each 
,state program shall incorporate the    
necessary rule regarding excess spoil1  
coal mine waste1 and buffers for        
perennial and intermittent streams      
published by the ,office of ,surface    
,mining ,reclamation and ,enforcement on
 ,december #ab1 #bjjh 7#gc ,fed4 ,reg4  
#gehac et seq474  7#b7 ,study of        
implementation ,the ,secretary shall--  
7,a7 at such time as the ,secretary     
determines all ,states referred to in   
subsection 7a7 have fully incorporated  
the necessary rule referred to in       
paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection into  

their ,state programs1 publish notice of
 such determination2  7,b7 during the   
#e-year period beginning on the date of 
such publication1 assess the            
effectiveness of implementation of such 
rule by such ,states2 and  7,c7 upon the
 conclusion of such period1 submit a    
comprehensive report on the impacts of  
such rule to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate1 including--  7i7 an evaluation 
of the effectiveness of such rule2  7ii7
 an evaluation of any ways in which the 
existing rule inhibits energy           
production2 and  7iii7 a description in 
detail of any proposed changes that     
should be made to the rule1 the         
justification for such changes1 all     
comments on such changes received by the
 ,secretary from such ,states1 and the  
projected costs and benefits of such    
changes4  7#c7 ,limitation on new       
regulations ,the ,secretary may not     

issue any regulations under this ,act   
relating to stream buffer zones or      
stream protection before the date of the
 publication of the report under        
paragraph 7#b71 other than a rule       
necessary to implement paragraph 7#a74  
4  7b7 ,deadline for ,state             
implementation ,not later than #b years 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 a ,state with a ,state program    
approved under section #ejc of the      
,surface ,mining ,control and           
,reclamation ,act of #aigg 7#cj         
,u4,s4,c4 #abec7 shall submit to the    
,secretary of the ,interior amendments  
to such program pursuant to part #gcb of
 title #cj1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations1 incorporating the         
necessary rule referred to in subsection
 7e77#a7 of such section1 as amended by 
this section4  ,february #bh1 #bjad     
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed