Sec. 2. Mandatory appropriations for remediation and certain programs
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In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term eligible abandoned coal mining site means an abandoned coal mining site— described in the Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System of the Department of the Interior; and for which the reclamation costs are not funded by the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund created by section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1231 ). In providing funding for the remediation of eligible abandoned coal mining sites with funds made available under subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii), the Administrator shall prioritize remediations that have the potential to facilitate economic revitalization.
In identifying and prioritizing eligible abandoned coal mining sites to be remediated with funds made available under subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii), the Administrator shall consult with, and obtain the concurrence of, the Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. On October 1, 2017, and on each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2026, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator, to remain available until expended— $3,000,000,000 for remedial actions at sites on the National Priorities List developed by the President in accordance with section 105(a)(8)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)(B) ) to supplement existing appropriations; and $1,000,000,000 for remedial actions pursuant to that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) to address releases of hazardous substances at eligible abandoned coal mining sites.
The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out the purposes described in subparagraph
(A)the funds transferred under that subparagraph, without further appropriation. On October 1, 2017, and each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2026, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to remain available until expended— $1,270,000,000 for environmental restoration of formerly used defense sites under section 2701 of title 10, United States Code; and $300,000,000 for the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program of the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use for the purposes described in subparagraph
(A)the funds transferred under that subparagraph, without further appropriation. On October 1, 2017, and each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2026, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Program under sections 792 and 793 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16132 , 16133) $100,000,000, to remain available until expended. The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use for the purpose described in subparagraph
(A)the funds transferred under that subparagraph, without further appropriation.
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Mandatory appropriations for remediation and certain programs
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