120 STAT. 3006
PUBLIC LAW 109–432—DEC. 20, 2006
(E) Planning assistance and the administrative costs of complying with this section. (2) LIMITATION.—Not more than 3 percent of amounts received by a Gulf producing State or coastal political subdivision under subsection (b) may be used for the purposes described in paragraph (1)(E). (e) ADMINISTRATION.—Amounts made available under subsection (a)(2) shall— (1) be made available, without further appropriation, in accordance with this section; (2) remain available until expended; and (3) be in addition to any amounts appropriated under— (A) the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.); (B) the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 et seq.); or (C) any other provision of law. (f) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF DISTRIBUTED QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the total amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues made available under subsection (a)(2) shall not exceed $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2055. (2) EXPENDITURES.—For the purpose of paragraph (1), for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2055, expenditures under subsection (a)(2) shall be net of receipts from that fiscal year from any area in the 181 Area in the Eastern Planning Area and the 181 South Area. (3) PRO RATA REDUCTIONS.—If paragraph (1) limits the amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenue that would be paid under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(2)— (A) the Secretary shall reduce the amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenue provided to each recipient on a pro rata basis; and (B) any remainder of the qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues shall revert to the general fund of the Treasury. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006. 30 USC 1201 note.
TITLE II—SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2006 SEC. 200. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006’’.
Subtitle A—Mining Control and Reclamation SEC. 201. ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND AND PURPOSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)—
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