Sec. 303. Environmental restoration
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Section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1231 ) is amended— in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting amounts transferred under subsection
(g)and before amounts deposited ; and by adding at the end the following: On October 1, 2022, and on each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2031, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the fund $1,100,000,000. The amount made available under paragraph
(1)for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2032 shall be adjusted annually to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. . There are appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032, to remain available until expended— $2,000,000 to carry out enforcement actions under the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. ) relating to coal ash cleanup; $350,000,000 to carry out removals and remedial actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ) on sites— that contain coal ash or other hazardous materials relating to the production of electricity from coal; and for which there is no responsible party; or that are owned by rural electric cooperatives or municipalities, in cases in which cleanup costs would cause significant economic harm to ratepayers; and $1,500,000 to carry out the Technical Assistance Services for Communities Program of the Environmental Protection Agency. The amount made available under each of subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C)of paragraph
(1)for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2032 shall be adjusted annually to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. Section 349 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15907 ) is amended— in subsection (g)— in paragraph (1)— by striking to facilitate State efforts and inserting and Indian Tribes to facilitate State and Tribal efforts ; and by striking on State or private land and inserting on State, Tribal, or private land ; in paragraph (2)— by striking Commission, to assist the States and inserting Commission, and Indian Tribes to assist the States and Indian Tribes ; and by striking on State and private land and inserting on State, Tribal, and private land, as applicable ; and in paragraph (3)(D), by inserting or Tribal after State ; by striking subsection
(h)and inserting the following: There is appropriated to carry out this section, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $800,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032, to remain available until expended, of which $100,000,000 shall be used each fiscal year to carry out subsection (g). The amount made available under paragraph
(1)for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2032 shall be adjusted annually to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. ; and by adding at the end the following: Amounts made available to carry out this section shall only be used to remediate, reclaim, or close orphaned, abandoned, or idled oil and gas wells for which there is no responsible party. .
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