,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjbd,mr4 
,bey] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,surface ,m9+ ,control & ,reclamation   
,act ( #aigg to /r5g!n control ( !      
environm5tal impacts ( surface coal m9+1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/ream ,protection
 & ,vegetation ,re/oration ,act4  #b4   
,am5dm5ts to ,surface ,m9+ ,control &   
,reclamation ,act  7a7 ,reclamation plan
 requirem5ts ,section #ejh7;a77#g7 ( !  
,surface ,m9+ ,control & ,reclamation   
,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4             
#abeh7;a77#g77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 1 n to
 exce$ ! "t & di/ance /&>ds e/abli%$ 9  
section #eae7;g7 aft] reclamation plan4 
7b7 ,revision ( p]mits ,section #eaa7;a7
 ( ! ,surface ,m9+ ,control &           
,reclamation ,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4
 #abfa7;a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by          
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7 z p>agraph     

7#e72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,a reque/ to       
tempor>ily cease or susp5d m9+ op]ations
 is a significant p]mit revision =      
purposes ( p>agraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,9 ea*  
case :]e no active coal removal or      
reclamation has occurr$ at a p]mitt$ m9e
 = m ?an #f mon?s dur+ any #c-ye> p]iod1
 ! applicable p]mit %all be consid]$ out
 ( compliance ) ! reclamation plan--    
7,a7 unless ! p]mit is 9 compliance ) "t
 & di/ance /&>ds e/abli%$ 9 section     
#eae7;g7 & does n h any v>iances f su*  
/&>ds2 &  7,b7 until ! date on :i* !    
regulatory au?ority approves-- 7i7 a    
reasonable plan submitt$ by ! op]ator to
 return to production n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date on :i* ! op]ator is notifi$ 
t ! applicable p]mit is consid]$ out (  
compliance "u ?is p>agraph2 or  7ii7 an 
application = a revision ( ! p]mit      
submitt$ by ! p]mittee "u p>agraph 7#a74
  4  7c7 ,environm5tal protection       
p]=mance /&>ds ,section #eae ( !        
,surface ,m9+ ,control & ,reclamation   

,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abfe7 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 9 
p>agraph 7#af7--  7i7 by ins]t+ 1 n to  
exce$ ! "t & di/ance /&>ds e/abli%$ 9   
subsection 7g7 aft] contemporane\sly z  
practicable ) ! surface coal m9+        
op]ations2 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71  
by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a    
semicolon2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#bj7-- 7i7 
9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ & at !    
end2 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by     
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a       
semicolon2  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#bb77;,i71 
by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a    
semicolon2  7,d7 9 p>agraph 7#bc71 by   
/rik+ & at ! end2  7,e7 9 p>agraph      
7#be71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &      
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,f7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#bf7 conduct contemporane\s   
reclamation s z n to exce$ ! "t &       
di/ance /&>ds e/abli%$ 9 subsection 7g74
  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  
7g7 ,r\gh backfill+ & grad+ = surface   
m9+ activities %all be complet$ accord+ 
to "o ( ! foll[+ s*$ules3  7#a7 ,=      

cont\r m9+1 )9 #fj days or #a1ejj l9e>  
feet foll[+ coal removal1 :i*ev] occurs 
fir/4  7#b7 ,= area m9+1 )9 #ahj days   
foll[+ coal removal1 & n m ?an #d spoil 
ridges beh9d ! pit be+ work$1 ! spoil f 
! active pit con/itut+ ! fir/ ridge4    
7#c7 ,= o!r surface m9+ me?ods1 9       
accordance ) ! s*$ule e/abli%$ by !     
regulatory au?ority4 ,= ,/ates ) approv$
 ,/ate programs1 s*$ules are subject to 
! ,/ate program approval process4  4    
7d7 ,inspections & monitor+ ,section    
#eag7;b7 ( ! ,surface ,m9+ ,control &   
,reclamation ,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4
 #abfg7;b77#b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9      
p>agraph 7#b71 to read z foll[s3  7#b7 !
 regulatory au?ority %all--  7,a7       
require qu>t]ly monitor+ ( bo? surface  
wat] & gr\nd wat] dur+ m9+ &            
reclamation2 &  7,b7 specify ^?--  7i7  
monitor+ sites to record ! quantity &   
quality ( surface dra9age above & bel[ !
 m9e site z well z 9 ! pot5tial zone (  
influ5ce2  7ii7 monitor+ sites to record
 level1 am\nt1 & samples ( gr\nd wat] & 

aquif]s pot5tially affect$ by ! m9+ &   
also directly bel[ ! l[]mo/ 7deepe/7    
coal seam to be m9$2  7iii7 records (   
well logs & borehole data to be ma9ta9$2
 &  7iv7 monitor+ sites to record       
precipitation2  2  7#b7 by r$esignat+   
p>agraph 7#c7 z p>agraph 7#e72 &  7#c7  
by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  
7#c7 ! regulatory au?ority %all conduct 
an annual assessm5t ( ! biological      
condition ( /reams to demon/rate        
progress ) respect to re/or+ ( ! pre-m9+
 biological condition ( ! /ream2  7#d7 !
 regulatory au?ority %all conduct an    
inspection ( surface wat] run(f control 
/ructures aft] ea* precipitation ev5t t 
is at lea/ z int5se z a #ajj-ye>1       
#f-;h\r precipitation ev5t2 &  4