,,ii #aad? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #adeh ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,may #bb1 #bjae ,mr4 ,coats 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,man*91 & ,mrs4 ,capito7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,surface ,m9+ ,control & ,reclamation ,act ( #aigg to ensure sci5tific transp>5cy 9 ! developm5t ( environm5tal regulations & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,support+ ,transp>5t ,regulatory & ,environm5tal ,actions 9 ,m9+ ,act ( #bjae or ! ,,/ream ,act ( #bjae4 #b4 ,publication ( sci5tific products = rules & relat$ environm5tal impact /atem5ts1 environm5tal assessm5ts1 & economic assessm5ts 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,v ( ! ,surface ,m9+ ,control & ,reclamation ,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 #ecj4 ,publication ( sci5tific products = rules & relat$ environm5tal impact /atem5ts1 environm5tal assessm5ts1 & economic assessm5ts 7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,ag5cy action ,! t]m ag5cy action has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 7#b7 ,backgr\nd in=mation ,! t]m backgr\nd in=mation means-- 7,a7 a biographical docum5t1 includ+ a curriculum vitae or resume1 t details ! exhau/ive1 pr(essional "w hi/ory1 education1 & any pr(essional memb]%ips ( a p]son2 & 7,b7 ! am\nt & date ( any ,f$]al grants or contracts receiv$ by t p]son4 7#c7 ,economic assessm5t ,! t]m economic assessm5t means any assessm5t prep>$ by a ,f$]al ag5cy 9 accordance ) section #f7;a77#c77;,c7 ( ,executive ,ord] #abhff 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #fja note2 relat+ to regulatory plann+ & review74 7#d7 ,environm5tal assessm5t ,! t]m environm5tal assessm5t has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aejh4i ( title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4 7#e7 ,environm5tal impact /atem5t ,! t]m environm5tal impact /atem5t means any environm5tal impact /atem5t or simil> analysis requir$ "u ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474 7#f7 ,publicly available ,! t]m publicly available means publi%$ onl9e on-- 7,a7 a publicly accessible website t all[s ! submission ( comm5ts on propos$ regulations & relat$ docum5ts publi%$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 7,b7 a publicly accessible website ( ! ,secret>y2 & 7,c7 ! website ( ! ,f$]al ,regi/]4 7#g7 ,raw data ,! t]m raw data means any computational process or quantitative or qualitative data process$ f a s\rce t is reli$ ^u 9 a sci5tific product to support a f9d+ or obs]vation4 7#h7 ,reli$ ,^u ,! t]m reli$ ^u means explicitly cit$ or ref]5c$ 9 a rule1 environm5tal impact /atem5t1 environm5tal assessm5t1 or economic assessm5t4 7#i7 ,rule ,! t]m rule has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 7#aj7 ,sci5tific me?od ,! t]m sci5tific me?od means a me?od ( rese>* "u :i*-- 7,a7 a problem is id5tifi$2 7,b7 relevant data are ga!r$2 7,c7 a hypo!sis is =mulat$ f ! data2 & 7,d7 ! hypo!sis is empirically te/$ 9 a mann] specifi$ by docum5t$ protocols & proc$ures4 7#aa7 ,sci5tific product ,! t]m sci5tific product means any product t-- 7,a7 employs ! sci5tific me?od = inv5tory+1 monitor+1 exp]im5t+1 /udy+1 rese>*+1 & model+ purposes2 & 7,b7 is reli$ ^u by ! ,secret>y 9 developm5t ( any rule1 environm5tal impact /atem5t1 environm5tal assessm5t1 or economic assessm5t4 7b7 ,requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 make publicly available on ! date ( ! publication ( any draft1 f9al1 em]g5cy1 or supplem5tal rule "u ?is ,act1 or any relat$ environm5tal impact /atem5t1 environm5tal assessm5t1 or economic assessm5t1 ea* sci5tific product ! ,secret>y reli$ ^u 9 develop+ ! rule1 environm5tal impact /atem5t1 environm5tal assessm5t1 or economic assessm5t2 & 7#b7 = ^? sci5tific products receiv+ ,f$]al funds1 also make publicly available-- 7,a7 ! raw data us$ = ! f$]ally fund$ sci5tific product2 & 7,b7 backgr\nd in=mation ( ! au?ors ( ! sci5tific /udy4 7c7 ,compliance 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 failure to comply ) ! publication requirem5ts ( subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 ) respect to draft or supplem5tal rules1 environm5tal impact /atem5ts1 environm5tal assessm5ts1 or economic assessm5ts %all ext5d by #a day ! notice & comm5t p]iod = ea* day ( noncompliance2 or 7,b7 ) respect to f9al or em]g5cy rules1 %all delay ! effective date ( ! f9al rule by #fj days plus an additional day = ea* day ( noncompliance4 7#b7 ,)drawal ,if ! ,secret>y fails to comply ) ! publication requirem5ts ( subsection 7b7 = m ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( publication ( any rule1 or any relat$ environm5tal impact /atem5t1 environm5tal assessm5t1 or economic assessm5t1 "u ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all )draw ! rule1 environm5tal impact /atem5t1 environm5tal assessm5t1 or economic assessm5t4 4 7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts = ! ,surface ,m9+ ,control & ,reclamation ,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abja et seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section #ebi ! foll[+3 ,sec4 #ecj4 ,publication ( sci5tific products = rules & relat$ environm5tal impact /atem5ts1 environm5tal assessm5ts1 & economic assessm5ts4 4 #c4 ,compliance ) o!r ,f$]al laws ,section #gjb ( ! ,surface ,m9+ ,control & ,reclamation ,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abib7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7c7 & 7d7 z subsection 7e7 & 7f71 respectively2 & 7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7b7 ! foll[+3 7c7 ,compliance ) o!r ,f$]al laws ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act au?orizes ! ,secret>y to take any action by rule1 int]pretive rule1 policy1 regulation1 notice1 or ord] t duplicates any action tak5 "u an ,act ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 7includ+ regulations & rules74 7d7 ,def]5ce to implem5t+ ag5cies & ,/ate au?orities ,9 c>ry+ out ?is ,act 7includ+ rules1 int]pretive rules1 policies1 regulations1 notices1 or ord]s71 ! ,secret>y-- 7#a7 %all def] to ! det]m9ations ( an ag5cy or ,/ate au?ority implem5t+ an ,act ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 ) respect to any ag5cy action "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ag5cy or ,/ate au?ority1 z applicable2 & 7#b7 %all n make any det]m9ation reg>d+ any ag5cy action subject to an ,act ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a74 4