Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 103 Part 1.djvu/740

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103 STAT. 712 PUBLIC LAW 101-121—OCT. 23, 1989 ! •>'- t Bureau of Mines, and the proceeds of such sales shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, including the purchase of not to exceed 14 passenger motor vehicles, of which 9 shall be for replacement only; and uniform allowances of ^ not to exceed $400 for each uniformed employee of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; $101,228,000, and notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, an additional amount, to remain available until expended, equal to receipts to the General Fund of the Treasury from performance bond forfeitures in fiscal year 1990: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to regulations, may utilize di- rectly or through grants to States, moneys collected in fiscal year 1990 pursuant to the assessment of civil penalties under section 518 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1268), to reclaim lands adversely affected by coal mining practices after August 3, 1977, to remain available until expended: Provided further. That the Secretary of the Interior shall abide by and adhere to the terms of the Settlement Agreement in NWR v. Miller, C.A. No. 86 -99 (E.D. Ky), and not take any actions inconsist- ent with the provisions of footnote 3 of the Agreement with respect 30 USC 1211 to any State or Federal program: Provided further. That the Office ^o*®. of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND J. For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public ^ Law 95-87, including the purchase of not more than 21 passenger motor vehicles, of which 15 shall be for replacement only, r-s7 $192,772,000 to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine ^- Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended: Pro- vided, That pursuant to Public Law 97-365, the Department of the Interior is authorized to utilize up to 20 per centum from the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States Govern- ment to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided further. That of the funds made available to the States to contract for reclamation projects authorized in section 406(a) of Public Law 95- 87, administrative expenses may not exceed 15 per centum: Provided further. That none of these funds shall be used for a reclamation grant to any State if the State has not agreed to participate in a '• \ nationwide data system established by the Office of Surface Mining •* '- Reclamation and Enforcement through which all permit applica- tions are reviewed and approvals withheld if the applicants (or those ^ t.i. who control the applicants) applying for or receiving such permits ct -'^' \; " have outstanding State or Federal air or water quality violations in '" accordance with section 510(c) of the Act of August 3, 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1260(c)), or failure to abate cessation orders, outstanding civil pen-