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 PUBLIC LAW 95-87—AUG. 3, 1977 (4) recovered moneys as provided for in this title, (c) Moneys in the fund may be used for the following purposes: (1) reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by past coal mining, including but not limited to reclamation and restoration of abandoned surface mine areas, abandoned coal processing areas, and abandoned coal refuse disposal areas; sealing and filling abandoned deep mine entries and voids; planting of land adversely affected by past coal mining to prevent erosion and sedimentation; prevention, abatement, treatment, and control of water pollution created by coal mine drainage including restoration of stream beds, and construction and operation of water treatment plants; prevention, abatement, and control of burning coal refuse disposal areas and burning coal in situ; and prevention, abatement, and control of coal mine subsidence; (2) for use under section 406, by the Secretary of Agriculture, of up to one-fifth of the money deposited in the funds annually and transferred by the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture for such purposes; (3) acquisition and filling of voids and sealing of tunnels, shafts, and entry ways under section 409; (4) acquisition of land as provided for in this title; (5) enforcement and collection of the reclamation fee provided for in section 402 of this title; (6) studies by the Department of the Interior by contract to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts with public and private organizations to provide information, advice, and technical assistance, including research and demonstration projects, conducted for the purposes of this title; (7) restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of adverse effects of coal mining which constitutes an emergency as provided for in this title; (8) grants to the States to accomplish the purposes of this title; (9) administrative expenses of the United States and each State to accomplish the purposes of this title; and (10) all other necessary expenses to accomplish the purposes of this title. (d) Moneys from the fund shall be available for the purposes of this title, only when appropriated therefor, and such appropriations shall be made without fiscal year limitations.

91 STAT. 457 Recovered moneys. Fund moneys, use.

RECLAMATION FEE

SEC. 402. (a) All operators of coal mining operations subject to Payment. the provisions of this Act shall pay to the Secretary of the Interior, 30 USC 1232. for deposit in the fund, a reclamation fee of 35 cents per ton of coal produced by surface coal mining and 15 cents per ton of coal produced by underground mining or 10 per centum of the value of the coal at the mine, as determined by the Secretary, whichever is less, except that the reclamation fee for lignite coal shall be at a rate of 2 per centum of the value of the coal at the mine, or 10 cents per ton, whichever is less. (b) Such fee shall be paid no later than thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter beginning with the first calendar quarter occurring after the date of enactment of this Act, and ending fifteen years after the date of enactment of this Act unless extended by an Act of Congress.

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