HR 1145 IH
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1145
To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to
assure that the full amount deposited in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund is
spent for the purposes for which that Fund was established.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 21, 2001
Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. SHERWOOD, Ms. HART, and Mr. KUCINICH)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to
assure that the full amount deposited in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund is
spent for the purposes for which that Fund was established.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FROM ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND.
Section 401(d) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
(30 U.S.C. 1231(d)) is amended to read as follows:
`(d) Moneys in the fund shall be available for the purposes of this title
without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation.'.
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