Sec. 303. Contributions to employee benefit plans and environmental cleanup costs in bankruptcy
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Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— by inserting after paragraph
(5)the following: The term coal company means an entity that was engaged in the trade or business of the production, refining, or processing of coal during the 100-year period ending on the date on which a case is commenced under this title with respect to the entity. ; and by inserting after paragraph
(15)the following: The term environmental cleanup costs means costs associated with complying with the reclamation plan of a site and any other requirements that a coal company is required to meet, including under the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act ). . Section 507 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking The following and inserting Except as provided in subsection (e), the following ; and by adding at the end the following: In a case commenced under this title with respect to a coal company— allowed unsecured claims described in subsection (a)(5) shall have first priority; allowed unsecured claims for environmental cleanup costs shall have second priority; expenses and claims described in paragraphs
(1)through
(4)of subsection
(a)shall have third through sixth priority, respectively; and expenses and claims described in paragraphs
(6)through
(10)of subsection
(a)shall have seventh through eleventh priority, respectively. . The amendments made by this section shall only apply to a case commenced under title 11, United States Code, on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Contributions to employee benefit plans and environmental cleanup costs in bankruptcy
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