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 PUBLIC LAW 95-343—AUG. LI, 1978

92 STAT. 473

Public Law 95-343 95th Congress An Act To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-87) to raise certain authorized funding levels contained therein, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 712 of the SurfEice Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-87, 91 Stat. 445, 524) is hereby amended as follows: (1) in subsection (a), delete all after "September 30, 1978," and insert in lieu thereof: "$25,000,000 for each of the two succeeding fiscal years, and in such fiscal years such additional amounts as may be necessary for increases in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits authorized by law, and other nondiscretionary costs."; and (2) delete subsection (b) and insert in lieu thereof: "(b) For the implementation and funding of section 507(c) there are authorized to be appropriated sums reserved by section 401(b)(1) for the purposes of section 507(c) and such additional sums as may be necessary (i) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, to provide an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 to carry out the purposes of section 507(c) and (ii) for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1979, and September 30, 1980, to provide an amount not to exceed $25,000,000 to carry out the purposes of section 507(c).". Approved August 11, 1978.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 95-1143 accompanying H.R. 11827 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORT No. 95-788 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): May 16, considered and passed Senate. July 11, H.R. 11827 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 2463, amended, passed in lieu. July 28, Senate concurred in House amendment.

Aug. 11, 1978 [S. 2463]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, appropriation authorization. 30 USC 1302.

30 USC 1257. 30 USC 1231.

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