,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dcbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #f1 #bjaf ,mr4
 ,grijalva introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to promulgate    
regulations = ! safe & environm5tally   
responsible reop5+ ( ab&on$ m9es1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,ab&on$ ,m9e           
,reclamation ,safety ,act4  #b4 ,reop5+ 
( ab&on$ m9es  7a7 ,regulations  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 9     
consultation ) o!r relevant ag5cies1    
%all promulgate regulations = ! safe &  
environm5tally responsible reop5+ (     
ab&on$ m9es = ! sole purpose (          
facilitat+ cleanup or rem$iation (      
conditions at su* m9es4  7#b7 ,cont5ts  
,su* regulations %all-- 7,a7 be         
applicable to bo? coal m9es & noncoal   
m9es2  7,b7 ensure t an ab&on$ m9e is   
reop5$ 9 a mann] t-- 7i7 protects !     
safety ( work]s involv$ 9 ! reop5+ ( !  

ab&on$ m9e2 &  7ii7 m9imizes ! risk ( a 
bl[\t or o!r uncontroll$ release ( wat] 
into ! environm5t2  7,c7 require em]g5cy
 response & notification plans to be    
develop$ be=e reop5+ any ab&on$ m9e t   
poses a risk ( an uncontroll$ release ( 
wat] into ! environm5t2  7,d7 provide = 
! long-t]m c>e & ma9t5ance ( h>drock m9e
 bulkheads2  7,e7 require approval by a 
pr(essional eng9e] ( plans to reop5     
ab&on$ m9e sites2 &  7,f7 incorporate   
recomm5dations f ! ,bureau (            
,reclamation report entitl$ ,te*nical   
,evaluation ( ! ,gold ,k+ ,m9e ,incid5t 
,san ,juan ,c\nty1 ,colorado & dat$     
,octob] #bjae4  7#c7 ,tim+ ,! ,secret>y 
%all publi% propos$ regulations "u ?is  
subsection by no lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] 
! completion ( ! /udy "u subsection 7b71
 or if no su* /udy is conduct$1 by no   
lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior may    
seek to ent] into an arrangem5t ) !     
,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1        

,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e to conduct a /udy to
 id5tify be/ practices = reop5+ ab&on$  
m9es = ! purpose ( facilitat+ cleanup or
 rem$iation ( conditions at su* m9es1 & 
to make recomm5dations = regulatory &   
legislative action ) respect to su*     
reop5+s4  7#b7 ,tim+ ,any /udy "u ?is   
subsection %all be complet$ by no lat]  
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act4  7c7 ,id5tification ( high-,risk 
sites ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all    
initiate a program to id5tify & regul>ly
 monitor kn[n surface & und]gr\nd ab&on$
 m9e sites & features t pose ! highe/   
risk ( an inadv]t5t release ( wat] into 
! environm5t4  7d7 ,f9ancial assurance  
requirem5ts n affect$ ,no?+ 9 ?is       
section affects ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y
 or any ,f$]al ag5cy f impos+ any       
requirem5t to provide a bond1 surety1 or
 o!r f9ancial assurance = ab&on$ m9e    
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