Sec. 40802. STUDY AND REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF REVEGETATING RECLAIMED MINE SITES
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## SEC. 40802 STUDY AND REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF REVEGETATING RECLAIMED MINE SITES ###
(a)In General Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, shall conduct, and submit to Congress a report describing the results of, a study on the feasibility of revegetating reclaimed mined sites. ###
(b)Inclusions The report submitted under subsection
(a)shall include— ####
(1)recommendations for how a program could be implemented through the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to revegetate reclaimed mined sites; ####
(2)identifications of reclaimed mine sites that would be suitable for inclusion in such a program, including sites on land that— #####
(A)is subject to title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.); and #####
(B)is not subject to that title; ####
(3)a description of any barriers to implementation of such a program, including whether the program would potentially interfere with the authorities contained in, or the implementation of, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), including the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund created by section 401 of that Act (30 U.S.C. 1231) and State reclamation programs under section 405 of that Act (30 U.S.C. 1235); and ####
(4)a description of the potential for job creation and workforce needs if such a program was implemented.
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STUDY AND REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF REVEGETATING RECLAIMED MINE SITES
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