2006—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109–432, § 203(1)(A), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted semicolon after “protection”, struck out “general welfare,” after “safety,”, and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 109–432, § 203(1)(B), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), substituted “health and safety” for “health, safety, and general welfare”, and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 109–432, § 203(1)(C), which directed that a period be substituted for the semicolon at end, could not be executed because a period already appeared at end.
Subsec. (a)(4), (5). Pub. L. 109–432, § 203(1)(D), struck out pars. (4) and (5) which read as follows:
“(4) the protection, repair, replacement, construction, or enhancement of public facilities such as utilities, roads, recreation, and conservation facilities adversely affected by coal mining practices;
“(5) the development of publicly owned land adversely affected by coal mining practices including land acquired as provided in this subchapter for recreation and historic purposes, conservation, and reclamation purposes and open space benefits.”
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–432, § 203(2)(A), substituted “Water supply restoration” for “Utilities and other facilities” in heading.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 109–432, § 203(2)(B), struck out “up to 30 percent of the” before “funds”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–432, § 203(3), inserted “, subject to the approval of the Secretary,” after “amendments” in second sentence.
1992—Subsec. (a)(4) to (6). Pub. L. 102–486, § 2504(c)(2), redesignated pars. (5) and (6) as (4) and (5), respectively, and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: “research and demonstration projects relating to the development of surface mining reclamation and water quality control program methods and techniques;”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102–486, § 2504(e), inserted “, or as the case may be, the dates (and under the criteria) set forth under section 1232(g)(4)(B) of this title” after “1977” in two places.
1990—Pub. L. 101–508 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading and “, except as provided for under section 1240a of this title,” after “subchapter”, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–508 effective