,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bji #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #afdd ,report ,no4 #aad-bgg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #bf1 #bjae ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 and ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,october #a1 #bjae ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,barr1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,jenkins of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,messer1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,kentucky1 ,mr4 ,zinke1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,westerman1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,shimkus1 ,mr4 ,rothfus1 ,mr4 ,griffith1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,bost1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4 ,fleischmann1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,joyce1 and ,mr4 ,jordan ,october #a1 #bjae ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,march #bf1 #bjae ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,surface ,mining ,control and ,reclamation ,act of #aigg to ensure transparency in the development of environmental regulations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,supporting ,transparent ,regulatory and ,environmental ,actions in ,mining ,act or the ,,stream ,act4 #b4 ,publication of scientific products for rules and related environmental impact statements1 environmental assessments1 and economic assessments 7a7 ,requirement ,title ,v of the ,surface ,mining ,control and ,reclamation ,act of #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ecj4 ,publication of scientific products for rules and related environmental analyses1 and economic assessments 7a7 ,requirement 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall make publicly available #ij days before the publication of any draft1 proposed1 supplemental1 final1 or emergency rule under this ,act1 or any related environmental analysis1 economic assessment1 policy1 or guidance1 each scientific product the ,secretary relied on in developing the rule1 environmental analysis1 economic assessment1 policy1 or guidance4 7#b7 ,federally funded scientific products ,for those scientific products receiving ,federal funds in part1 or in full1 the ,secretary shall also make publicly available the raw data used for the federally funded scientific product4 7b7 ,compliance 7#a7 ,in general ,failure to make publicly available any scientific product #ij days before the publication of-- 7,a7 any draft1 proposed1 or supplemental rule1 environmental analysis1 economic assessment1 policy or guidance shall extend by one day the comment period for each day such scientific product is not made available2 or 7,b7 any final or emergency rule shall delay the effective date of the final or emergency rule by #fj days plus each day the scientific product is withheld4 7#b7 ,delay longer than #f months ,if the ,secretary fails to make publicly available any scientific product for longer than #f months1 the ,secretary shall withdraw the rule1 environmental analysis1 economic assessment1 policy1 or guidance4 7#c7 ,exception ,this subsection shall not apply if a delay in the publication of a rule will pose an imminent and severe threat to human life4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,publicly available ,the term publicly available means published on the ,internet via a publicly accessible website under the ,secretary's control4 7#b7 ,environmental analysis ,the term environmental analysis means environmental impact statements and environmental assessments prepared pursuant to the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474 7#c7 ,scientific product ,the term scientific product means any product that-- 7,a7 employs the scientific method for inventorying1 monitoring1 experimenting1 studying1 researching1 or modeling purposes2 and 7,b7 is relied upon by the ,secretary in the development of any rule1 environmental analysis1 economic assessment1 policy1 or guidance4 7#d7 ,raw data ,the term raw data-- 7,a7 except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 means any computational process1 or quantitative or qualitative data1 that is relied on in a scientific product to support a finding or observation2 and 7,b7 does not include such data or processes-- 7i7 that are protected by copyright2 7ii7 that contain personally identifiable information1 sensitive intellectual property1 trade secrets1 or business-sensitive information2 or 7iii7 to the extent that such data and processes are covered by the provisions of part ,c of title ,,xi of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d et seq471 regulations promulgated pursuant to section #bfd7;c7 of the ,health ,insurance ,portability and ,accountability ,act of #aiif 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d-#b note71 and the provisions of subtitle ,d of title ,,xiii of the ,health ,information ,technology for ,economic and ,clinical ,health ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agiba et seq474 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents in the first section of such ,act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such title the following3 ,sec4 #ecj4 ,publication of scientific products for rules and related environmental analyses1 and economic assessments4 4 #c4 ,study of the effectiveness of certain rule 7a7 ,requirement ,title ,,vii of the ,surface ,mining ,control and ,reclamation ,act of #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abia et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #gbb4 ,study of the effectiveness of certain rule 7a7 ,study ,no later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of the ,,stream ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,interior1 in consultation with the ,interstate ,mining ,compact ,commission and its ,state members1 shall enter into an arrangement with the ,national ,academy of ,sciences1 for execution by the ,board on ,earth ,sciences and ,resources1 to conduct a comprehensive study on the regulatory effectiveness of the ,surface ,coal ,mining and ,reclamation ,operations ,permanent ,regulatory ,program2 ,stream ,buffer ,zones and ,fish1 ,wildlife1 and ,related ,environmental ,values ,final ,rule published ,june #cj1 #aihc 7#dh ,fed4 ,reg4 #cjcab71 and amended ,september #cj1 #aihc 7#dh ,fed4 ,reg4 #ddggg71 in protecting perennial and intermittent streams through the use of stream buffer zones4 ,if the study determines the existence of regulatory inefficiencies1 then the study shall include suggestions and recommendations for increasing the effectiveness of the rule4 7b7 ,results of the study ,not later than #b years after execution of the arrangements under subsection 7a71 the ,board on ,earth ,sciences and ,resources shall submit to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate1 appropriate ,federal agencies1 and the ,governor of each of the ,states represented on the ,interstate ,mining ,compact ,commission the results of the study conducted under subsection 7a74 7c7 ,funding ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary of the ,interior #a1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjaf and #a1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjag for the purposes of this section4 7d7 ,prohibition on new regulations ,the ,secretary shall not issue any final or other regulations pertaining to the proposed rule entitled ,stream ,protection ,rule 7#hj ,fed4 ,reg4 #dddcf7 or relating to stream buffer zones1 until one year after the ,secretary has submitted the results of the study in accordance with subsection 7b74 ,if the ,secretary proposes any such regulations after such submission1 the ,secretary shall take into consideration the findings of the study4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents in the first section of such ,act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such title the following3 ,sec4 #gbj4 ,subsidence4 ,sec4 #gba4 ,research4 ,sec4 #gbb4 ,study of the effectiveness of certain rule4 4 #d4 ,compliance with other ,federal laws ,section #gjb of the ,surface ,mining ,control and ,reclamation ,act of #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abia7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as subsection 7d7 and 7e71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7b7 the following3 7c7 ,compliance with other federal laws ,nothing in this ,act authorizes the ,secretary to take any action by rule1 regulation1 notice1 policy1 guidance1 or order that duplicates1 implements1 interprets1 enforces1 or determines any action taken under an ,act referred to in subsection 7a7 or any regulation or rule promulgated thereunder4 4 ,october #a1 #bjae ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed