(A) In subsection (c) by striking paragraphs (2) 
and (6) and redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
(13) in order as paragraphs (2) through (11). 
(B) In subsection (e)—
(i) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘the 
needs of such fund’’ and inserting ‘‘achieving 
the purposes of the transfers under section 
402(h)’’; and 
(ii) in the third sentence, by inserting be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘for the purpose 
of the transfers under section 402(h).’’. 
(2) Section 712(b) of the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1302(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 401(c)(11)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
401(c)(9)’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 402.—Section 402 of 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 
(30 U.S.C. 1232) is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘35’’ and inserting ‘‘28’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘12’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘10 cents’’ and inserting 
‘‘8 cents’’.
(2) In subsection (b) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and all 
that follows through the end of the sentence and in-
serting ‘‘2019.’’. 
(3) In subsection (g)(1)(D) by striking ‘‘in any 
area under paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘under paragraph (5)’’. 
(4) Subsection (g)(2) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) In making the grants referred to in para-
graph (1)(C) and the grants referred to in para-
graph (5), the Secretary shall ensure strict compli-
ance by the States and Indian tribes with the prior-
ities set forth in section 403(a) until a certification 
is made under section 411(a).’’. 
(5) In subsection (g)(3)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘401(c)(11)’’ and inserting ‘‘401(c)(9)’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) For the purpose of paragraph (8).’’. 
(6) In subsection (g)(5)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before the first sen-
tence;
(B) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘40’’ 
and inserting ‘‘60’’; 
(C) in the last sentence by striking ‘‘Funds 
allocated or expended by the Secretary under 
paragraphs (2), (3), or (4),’’ and inserting 
‘‘Funds made available under paragraph (3) or 
(4)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Any amount that is reallocated and available 
under section 411(h)(3) shall be in addition to amounts 
that are allocated under subparagraph (A).’’. 
(7) Subsection (g)(6) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(6)(A) Any State with an approved abandoned mine 
reclamation program pursuant to section 405 may receive 
and retain, without regard to the 3-year limitation re-
ferred to in paragraph (1)(D), up to 10 percent of the 
total of the grants made annually to such State under 
paragraphs (1) and (5) if such amounts are deposited into 
an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund es-
tablished under State law, from which amounts (together 
with all interest earned on such amounts) are expended 
by the State for the abatement of the causes and the treat-
ment of the effects of acid mine drainage in a comprehen-
sive manner within qualified hydrologic units affected by 
coal mining practices. 
‘‘(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term 
‘qualified hydrologic unit’ means a hydrologic unit—
‘‘(i) in which the water quality has been signifi-
cantly affected by acid mine drainage from coal min-
ing practices in a manner that adversely impacts bi-
ological resources; and 
‘‘(ii) that contains lands and waters that are—
‘‘(I) eligible pursuant to section 404 and 
include any of the priorities set forth in section 
403(a); and 
‘‘(II) the subject of expenditures by the 
State from the forfeiture of bonds required 
under section 509 or from other States sources 
to abate and treat acid mine drainage.’’. 
(8) Subsection (g)(7) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(7) In complying with the priorities set forth in sec-
tion 403(a), any State or Indian tribe may use amounts 
available in grants made annually to such State or tribe 
under paragraphs (1) and (5) for the reclamation of eligi-
ble lands and waters set forth in section 403(a)(3) prior 
to the completion of reclamation projects under para-
graphs (1) and (2) of section 403(a) only if the expendi-
ture of funds for such reclamation is done in conjunction 
with the expenditure of funds for reclamation projects 
under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 403(a).’’. 
(9) Subsection (g)(8) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(8) In making the grants referred to in paragraph 
(1)(C), the Secretary, using amounts allocated to a State 
or Indian tribe under subparagraphs (A) or (B) of para-
graph (1) or as necessary amounts available to the Sec-
retary under paragraph (3), shall assure total grant 
awards of not less than $2,000,000 annually to each State 
and each Indian tribe. Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, this paragraph applies to the State of Ten-
nessee.’’. 
(10) Subsection (h) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘sum 
of—’’ 
and 
all 
that 
follows 
through 
‘‘$70,000,000.’’ and inserting ‘‘sum of the 
amount of interest that the Secretary estimates 
will be earned and paid to the Combined Fund 
during the fiscal year. The amount transferred 
shall be used, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, to pay the amount of any deficit in 
net assets in the Combined Fund.’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4).