,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #cj1 #bjag,ms4    
,cantwell 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 &  
,mr4 ,durb97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect       
taxpay]s f liability associat$ ) !      
reclamation ( surface coal m9+          
op]ations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,coal   
,cleanup ,taxpay] ,protection ,act4  #b4
 ,surface coal m9+ bond+ ,section #eji (
 ! ,surface ,m9+ ,control & ,reclamation
 ,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abei7 is  
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ subsection 7c7 & 
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7c7 ,alt]native ,bond+
 ,sy/em ,! ,secret>y may approve z "p ( 
a ,/ate or ,f$]al program an alt]native 
sy/em t w--  7#a7 a*ieve ! objectives & 
purposes ( ! bond+ program pursuant to  
?is section2 &  7#b7 result 9 no great] 
risk ( f9ancial liability to ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t or a ,/ate gov]nm5t ?an !     

bond+ program "u ?is section4  2 &  7#b7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7        
,self-,bond+  7#a7 ,f$]al programs  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,effective on ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y--
  7i7 may n accept ! bond ( ! applicant 
itself 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z a  
self-bond72 b  7ii7 may accept a sep>ate
 surety or collat]al bond1 consi/5t ) ! 
t]ms "u subsection 7b74  7,b7 ,exi/+    
self-bonds ,= coal m9+ op]ations cov]$  
by a self-bond accept$ by ! ,secret>y   
prior to ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is        
subsection1 ! p]mittee %all replace !   
self-bond ) ano!r =m ( bond acceptable  
to ! ,secret>y "u ?is section by n lat] 
?an ! e>li] (--  7i7 ! date ( r5ewal ( !
 p]mit "u section #ejf7;d72 &  7ii7 !   
date ( any major p]mit modification "u  
section #ejf4  7#b7 ,/ate programs  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 !     
,secret>y %all notify all ,/ate         
regulatory au?orities t all[ applicants 
to self-bond t ! approv$ regulatory     

programs ( ! ,/ate regulatory au?ority  
mu/ be am5d$--  7i7 to remove ! au?ority
 = applicants to self-bond2 &  7ii7 to  
require coal m9+ op]ations cov]$ by a   
self-bond accept$ by ! ,/ate regulatory 
au?ority prior to ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is subsection to replace ! self-bond ) 
ano!r =m ( bond acceptable "u ?is       
section by n lat] ?an ! e>li] (--  7,i7 
! date ( r5ewal ( ! p]mit "u section    
#ejf7;d72 &  7,,ii7 ! date ( any major  
p]mit modification "u section #ejf4  7g7
 ,bonds issu$ by surety  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y  
%all issue rules e/abli%+ limitations on
 surety bonds accept$ "u ?is section to 
m9imize ! risk ( f9ancial liability to !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t or a ,/ate gov]nm5t1  
includ+ rules reg>d+--  7,a7 ! maximum  
quantity ( corporate surety bonds issu$ 
by any #a corporate surety z a p]c5tage 
( ! total quantity ( coal m9e           
reclamation bonds 9 any #a ,/ate2  7,b7 
! m9imum p]c5tage ( surety bonds        

unrelat$ to activities regulat$ pursuant
 to ?is ,act requir$ to re9sure         
corporate surety bonds2  7,c7 ! m9imum  
collat]alization requir$ = corporate    
surety bonds2 &  7,d7 ! m9imum am\nt (  
ca% assets requir$ to be held by a      
corporate surety z a p]c5tage ( coal m9e
 reclamation bonds issu$ by ! corporate 
surety4  7#b7 ,exi/+ corporate bonds    
,corporate surety bonds 9 exi/5ce on !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection mu/ be 
modifi$ or replac$ z necess>y by n lat] 
?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! rule is 
issu$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  7h7 ,collat]al 
requirem5ts ,real prop]ty po/$ z        
collat]al = a bond may n include-- 7#a7 
coal2  7#b7 a coal m9e2  7#c7 l& t      
includes a coal m9e2  7#d7 l& t is      
locat$ above a coal m9e2  7#e7 a coal   
process+ facility2  7#f7 a coal wa/e    
disposal site2  7#g7 coal m9+ equipm5t  
unlikely to reta9 salvage or resale     
value2 or  7#h7 any o!r prop]ty det]m9$ 
by ! ,secret>y4  7i7 ,executive         
comp5sation ,! ,secret>y may require !  

inclusion ( executive comp5sation1      
includ+ sal>ies & bonuses ( (fic]s &    
executives1 ( an applicant "u ?is       
section1 & any affiliat$ company1 z     
collat]al = a bond "u ?is section4  4