,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bg1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,deluzio 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,lee (       
,p5nsylvania1 & ,mr4 ,bey]7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,surface ,m9+        
,control & ,reclamation ,act ( #aigg to 
e/abli% additional consid]ations ) reg>d
 to ! adequacy ( p]mit p]=mance bonds1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,bond ,improvem5t &
 ,reclamation ,assurance ,act ( #bjbf4  
#b4 ,surface ,m9+ ,control &            
,reclamation ,act ( #aigg re=m  7a7     
,p]mit p]=mance bonds ,section #eji ( ! 
,surface ,m9+ ,control & ,reclamation   
,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abei7 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 to read z
 foll[s3  7a7 7#a7 ,aft] a surface coal 
m9+ & reclamation p]mit application has 
be5 approv$ b be=e su* a p]mit is issu$1
 ! applicant %all file ) ! regulatory   
au?ority1 on a =m prescrib$ & furni%$ by

 ! regulatory au?ority1 a bond =        
p]=mance payable1 z appropriate1 to !   
,unit$ ,/ates or to ! ,/ate1 &          
conditional ^u fai?ful p]=mance ( all ! 
requirem5ts ( ?is ,act & ! p]mit4  7#b7 
,! bond %all cov] t area ( l& )9 ! p]mit
 area ^u :i* ! op]ator w initiate &     
conduct surface coal m9+ & reclamation  
op]ations )9 ! initial t]m ( ! p]mit4   
7#c7 ,z succe$+ increm5ts ( surface coal
 m9+ & reclamation op]ations are to be  
initiat$ & conduct$ )9 ! p]mit area1 !  
p]mittee %all file ) ! regulatory       
au?ority an additional bond to cov] su* 
increm5ts 9 accordance ) ?is section4   
7#d7 ,! am\nt ( ! bond requir$ = ea*    
bond$ area %all-- 7,a7 be det]m9$ by !  
regulatory au?ority2  7,b7 dep5d ^u !   
reclamation requirem5ts ( ! approv$     
p]mit2  7,c7 reflect ! probable         
difficulty ( reclamation giv+           
consid]ation to factors includ+         
topography1 geology ( ! site1 hydrology1
 & revegetation pot5tial2  7,d7 be      
suffici5t to ensure ! completion ( !    

reclamation plan if ! "w _h to be p]=m$ 
by ! regulatory au?ority 9 ! ev5t ( bond
 =feiture2 &  7,e7 be set at a level    
consi/5t ) ! rebuttable presumption t ! 
m9e w close #e ye>s aft] ! p]mit is     
issu$4  7#e7 ,9 sett+ ! am\nt ( ! bond  
"u p>agraph 7#d71 ! regulatory au?ority 
%all consid]-- 7,a7 ! impact ( a        
reasonably expect$ level ( inflation ov]
 ! "t p]iod t ! reclamation is likely to
 occur2  7,b7 ! impact ( an unplann$ or 
e>ly m9e closure on ! co/ ( reclamation1
 includ+ :e!r !re w be suffici5t spoil  
available to reclaim ! m9e2 &  7,c7 any 
additional co/s likely to be incurr$ z a
 result ( ! regulatory au?ority und]tak+
 reclamation op]ations ^u bond =feiture4
  7#f7 ,! am\nt ( a bond = ! entire area
 "u #a p]mit may n be less ?an #eb1eic1 
annually adju/$ = inflation 9 accordance
 ) ! ,consum] ,price ,index = all ,urban
 ,consum]s1 z publi%$ by ! ,bureau (    
,labor ,/ati/ics4  2 &  7#b7 9          
subsection 7e71 to read z foll[s3  7e7  
,! am\nt ( ! bond or deposit requir$ & !

 t]ms ( ea* acceptance ( ! bond ( !     
applicant %all be adju/$ by ! regulatory
 au?ority-- 7#a7 f "t to "t-- 7,a7 z    
affect$ l& acreages are increas$ or     
decreas$2 or  7,b7 :]e ! co/ ( future   
reclamation *anges due to *ang+         
circum/ances1 includ+-- 7i7 long-t]m    
wat] pollution dis*>ge2  7ii7 coal m>ket
 conditions2  7iii7 unanticipat$ m9e    
closures2 &  7iv7 *anges 9 ! reclamation
 plan2  7#b7 :5ev] a p]mit is r5ew$2 &  
7#c7 :5ev] a p]mit is transf]r$ to a new
 op]ator4  4  7b7 ,revision ( p]mits    
,section #eaa ( ! ,surface ,m9+ ,control
 & ,reclamation ,act ( #aigg 7#cj       
,u4,s4,c4 #abfa7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by     
r$esignat+ subsection 7c7 z subsection  
7d72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7b7 ! foll[+3  7c7 7#a7 ,be=e approv+ a 
transf]1 assignm5t1 or sale ( ! rights  
grant$ "u a p]mit issu$ pursuant to ?is 
,act or an application = a revision ( a 
p]mit submitt$ "u subsection 7a71 !     
regulatory au?ority %all recalculate !  
am\nt ( ! bond requir$ "u section #eji =

 su* p]mit & require ! transf]ee1       
assignee1 or pur*as] ( ! rights grant$  
"u ! p]mit or ! p]mittee1 respectively1 
to po/ su* am\nt4  7#b7 ,a p]mittee &   
ea* cov]$ p]son-- 7,a7 may n be releas$ 
f liability "u ! p]mit2 &  7,b7 %all be 
jo9tly & sev]ally liable = all          
reclamation co/s incurr$ by ! regulatory
 au?ority to complete reclamation "u !  
p]mit1 includ+ treatm5t ( all po/m9+    
wat] pollution4  7#c7 ,9 ?is subsection1
 ! t]m cov]$ p]son means1 ) respect to a
 p]mittee-- 7,a7 a p]son t owns or      
o!rwise controls #cj p]c5t or m ( !     
capital int]e/s ( ! p]mittee2 &  7,b7 a 
p]son t owns or o!rwise controls #cj    
p]c5t or m ( ! capital int]e/s ( a p]son
 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  4  7c7   
,inspections & monitor+ ,section #eag ( 
! ,surface ,m9+ ,control & ,reclamation 
,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abfg7 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 by 
/rik+ ,ea* inspector & ins]t+ 7#a7 ,ea* 
inspector2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7#b7 ,ea* inspector1 ^u        

completion ( an inspection ( any surface
 coal m9+ & reclamation op]ations1 %all 
=?) in=m ! regulatory au?ority ( any    
*anges to conditions at su* surface coal
 m9+ & reclamation op]ations t may--    
7,a7 result 9 an unanticipat$ increase 9
 ! co/ ( reclamation ( su* surface coal 
m9+ & reclamation op]ations2 &  7,b7    
necessitate a *ange to ! am\nt ( ! bond 
e/abli%$ = ! p]mit associat$ ) su*      
surface coal m9+ & reclamation op]ations
 "u section #eji4  2 &  7#b7 9          
subsection 7f71 by ins]t+ electronically
 & also aft] available to ! public4  7d7
 ,rulemak+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an   
#ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
section1 tak+ into acc\nt ! /&>ds 9     
subsections 7a7 & 7e7 ( section #eji ( !
 ,surface ,m9+ ,control & ,reclamation  
,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abei7      
reg>d+ bond adequacy1 z am5d$ by ?is    
section1 ! ,secret>y %all issue         
regulations to e/abli% guidel9es &      
b5*m>ks = ea* ,f$]al & ,/ate regulatory 
au?ority to det]m9e m9imum bond am\nts  

"u section #eji ( t ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 
#abei74  7#b7 ,data ,9 issu+ !          
regulations describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! 
,secret>y %all use data f a             
repres5tative sample ( rec5t reclamation
 projects complet$ by ,f$]al & ,/ate    
regulatory au?orities z a result ( bond 
=feiture by a p]mittee4  7#c7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7     
,regulatory au?ority ,! t]m regulatory  
au?ority has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9       
section #gja ( ! ,surface ,m9+ ,control 
& ,reclamation ,act ( #aigg 7#cj        
,u4,s4,c4 #abia74  7,b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m
 ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !        
,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,(fice ( ,surface ,m9+ ,reclamation &   
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