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 106 STAT. 3104 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 30 USC 1309a. 30 USC 1309a note. (4) Not later than 30 days prior to the publication of the proposed regulations referred to in this subsection, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate containing a detailed description of any environmental protection performance and reclamation standards, and separate permit systems, devised pursuant to this subsection. SEC. 2504. SURFACE MINING ACT IMPLEMENTATION. (a) SUBSIDENCE.— (1) Title VII of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1291 and following) is amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof: 'SEC. 720. SUBSIDENCE. "(a) REQUIREMENTS.—Undergroxmd coal mining operations conducted after the date of enactment of this section shall comply with each of the following requirements: "(1) Promptly repair, or compensate for, material damage resulting from subsidence caused to any occupied residential dwelling and structures related thereto, or non-commercial building due to underground coal mining operations. Repair of damage shall include rehabilitation, restoration, or replacement of the damaged occupied residential dwelling and structures related thereto, or non-commercial building. Compensation shall be provided to the owner of the damaged occupied residential dwelling and structures related thereto or noncommercial building and shall be in the full amount of the diminution in value resulting from the subsidence. Compensation may be accomplished by the purchase, prior to mining, of a noncancellable premium-prepaid insurance policy. "(2) Promptly replace any drinking, domestic, or residential water supply from a well or spring m existence prior to the application for a surface coal mining and reclamation permit, which has been affected by contamination, diminution, or interruption resulting from undergroimd coal mining operations. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or interrupt underground coal mining operations. "(b) REGULATIONS.—Within one year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall, after providing notice and opportunity for public comment, promulgate final regulations to implement subsection (a).". (2)(A) The Secretary of the Interior shall review existing requirements related to underground coal mine subsidence and natural gas and petroleum pipeline safety. Such review shall consider the following with respect to subsidence: notification; mitigation; coordination; requirements of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act; and the stetus of Federal, State and local laws, as well as common law, with respect to prevention or mitigation of damage from subsidence. (B) The review shall also include a survey of the status of Federal, State, and local laws, as well as common law, with respect to the responsibilities of the relevant parties for costs resulting from damage due to subsidence or from mitigation efforts undertaken to prevent damage from subsidence. (C) In conducting the review, the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Secretary of Transportotion, the Attorney

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