,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #affi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bg1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,booker introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide mandatory funding   
for the remediation of ,national        
,priority ,list sites1 certain abandoned
 coal mining sites1 and formerly used   
defense sites1 and for the ,formerly    
,utilized ,sites ,remedial ,action      
,program and the ,diesel ,emissions     
,reduction ,program1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,environmental      
,cleanup ,infrastructure ,act4  #b4     
,mandatory appropriations for           
remediation and certain programs  7a7   
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the         
,environmental ,protection ,agency4     
7#b7 ,eligible abandoned coal mining    

site ,the term eligible abandoned coal  
mining site means an abandoned coal     
mining site-- 7,a7 described in the     
,abandoned ,mine ,land ,inventory       
,system of the ,department of the       
,interior2 and  7,b7 for which the      
reclamation costs are not funded by the 
,abandoned ,mine ,reclamation ,fund     
created by section #dja of the ,surface 
,mining ,control and ,reclamation ,act  
of #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abca74  7b7    
,priority for remediation ,in providing 
funding for the remediation of eligible 
abandoned coal mining sites with funds  
made available under subsection         
7d77#a77;,a77ii71 the ,administrator    
shall prioritize remediations that have 
the potential to facilitate economic    
revitalization4  7c7 ,consultation and  
concurrence required ,in identifying and
 prioritizing eligible abandoned coal   
mining sites to be remediated with funds
 made available under subsection        
7d77#a77;,a77ii71 the ,administrator    
shall consult with1 and obtain the      

concurrence of1 the ,director of the    
,office of ,surface ,mining ,reclamation
 and ,enforcement4  7d7 ,funding  7#a7  
,remedial actions by the ,administrator 
7,a7 ,in general ,on ,october #a1 #bjag1
 and on each ,october #a thereafter     
through ,october #a1 #bjbf1 out of any  
funds in the ,treasury not otherwise    
appropriated1 the ,secretary of the     
,treasury shall transfer to the         
,administrator1 to remain available     
until expended--  7i7 #c1jjj1jjj1jjj for
 remedial actions at sites on the       
,national ,priorities ,list developed by
 the ,president in accordance with      
section #aje7;a77#h77;,b7 of the        
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifje7;a77#h77;,b77
 to supplement existing appropriations2 
and  7ii7 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj for remedial   
actions pursuant to that ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et seq47 to address     
releases of hazardous substances at     
eligible abandoned coal mining sites4   

7,b7 ,receipt and acceptance ,the       
,administrator shall be entitled to     
receive1 shall accept1 and shall use to 
carry out the purposes described in     
subparagraph 7,a7 the funds transferred 
under that subparagraph1 without further
 appropriation4  7#b7 ,remedial actions 
by the ,secretary of the ,army  7,a7 ,in
 general ,on ,october #a1 #bjag1 and    
each ,october #a thereafter through     
,october #a1 #bjbf1 out of any funds in 
the ,treasury not otherwise             
appropriated1 the ,secretary of the     
,treasury shall transfer to the         
,secretary of the ,army1 acting through 
the ,chief of ,engineers1 to remain     
available until expended--  7i7         
#a1bgj1jjj1jjj for environmental        
restoration of formerly used defense    
sites under section #bgja of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code2 and  7ii7        
#cjj1jjj1jjj for the ,formerly ,utilized
 ,sites ,remedial ,action ,program of   
the ,secretary of the ,army1 acting     
through the ,chief of ,engineers4  7,b7 

,receipt and acceptance ,the ,secretary 
of the ,army1 acting through the ,chief 
of ,engineers1 shall be entitled to     
receive1 shall accept1 and shall use for
 the purposes described in subparagraph 
7,a7 the funds transferred under that   
subparagraph1 without further           
appropriation4  7#c7 ,diesel ,emissions 
,reduction ,program  7,a7 ,in general   
,on ,october #a1 #bjag1 and each        
,october #a thereafter through ,october 
#a1 #bjbf1 out of any funds in the      
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall   
transfer to the ,administrator for the  
,diesel ,emissions ,reduction ,program  
under sections #gib and #gic of the     
,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #afacb1 #afacc7 #ajj1jjj1jjj1 
to remain available until expended4     
7,b7 ,receipt and acceptance ,the       
,administrator shall be entitled to     
receive1 shall accept1 and shall use for
 the purpose described in subparagraph  
7,a7 the funds transferred under that   

subparagraph1 without further           
appropriation4