‘‘Sec. 530. Publication of scientific products for proposed rules and related en-
vironmental impact statements, environmental assessments, 
and economic assessments.’’. 
SEC. 3. STUDY OF THE ‘‘SURFACE COAL MINING AND REC-
LAMATION OPERATIONS PERMANENT REGU-
LATORY PROGRAM; STREAM BUFFER ZONES 
AND FISH, WILDLIFE, AND RELATED ENVI-
RONMENTAL 
VALUES’’ 
FINAL 
RULE 
PUB-
LISHED JUNE 30, 1983 (48 FED. REG. 30312 ET 
SEQ.), AND AMENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1983 (48 
FED. REG. 44777 ET SEQ.). 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Title VII of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1291 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 722. STUDY OF THE ‘SURFACE COAL MINING AND 
RECLAMATION 
OPERATIONS 
PERMANENT 
REGULATORY PROGRAM; STREAM BUFFER 
ZONES AND FISH, WILDLIFE, AND RELATED 
ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES’ FINAL RULE PUB-
LISHED JUNE 30, 1983 (48 FED. REG. 30312 ET 
SEQ.), AND AMENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1983 (48 
FED. REG. 44777 ET SEQ.). 
‘‘(a) STUDY.—No later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of the STREAM Act, the Secretary of 
the Interior, in consultation with the Interstate Mining 
Compact Commission, shall contract with the National 
Academy of Sciences, for execution by the Board on Earth 
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Sciences and Resources, to conduct a detailed, comprehen-
sive study of the effectiveness of the ‘Surface Coal Mining 
and Reclamation Operations Permanent Regulatory Pro-
gram; Stream Buffer Zones and Fish, Wildlife, and Re-
lated Environmental Values’ Final Rule published June 
30, 1983 (48 Fed. Reg. 30312 et seq.), and amended Sep-
tember 30, 1983 (48 Fed. Reg. 44777 et seq.), in pro-
tecting perennial and intermittent streams through the 
use of stream buffer zones. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after execu-
tion of the contract under subsection (a), the Board on 
Earth Sciences and Resources shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate, appropriate Federal agencies, and 
the Governor of each of the States represented on the 
Interstate Mining Compact Commission a report con-
taining— 
‘‘(1) the findings of the study conducted under 
subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) 
recommendations, 
if 
any, 
regarding 
changes that would improve the effectiveness of the 
permitted activities as covered by the rule described 
in subsection (a). 
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‘‘(c) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of the Interior $1,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2016 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 for the 
purposes of this section. 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION
ON NEW REGULATIONS.—The 
Secretary may not issue any proposed or final regulations 
under this Act relating to stream buffer zones or stream 
protection until one year after the publication of the report 
described in subsection (b). If the Secretary proposes any 
such regulations after the date of publication of the report, 
the Secretary shall take into consideration the findings 
and recommendations of the report.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section of such Act is amended by adding at 
the end of the items relating to such title the following: 
‘‘Sec. 722. Study of the ‘Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations Per-
manent Regulatory Program; Stream Buffer Zones and Fish, 
Wildlife, and Related Environmental Values’ final rule pub-
lished June 30, 1983 (48 Fed. Reg. 30312 et seq.), and 
amended September 30, 1983 (48 Fed. Reg. 44777 et seq.).’’. 
SEC. 4. AMENDMENT TO SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND 
RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977. 
Section 702 of the Surface Mining Control and Rec-
lamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1292) is amended by 
redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) 
and (e), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (b) 
the following: 
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‘‘(c) COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER FEDERAL LAWS.— 
Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to take any 
action by rule, regulation, notice, or order that duplicates, 
enforces, or determines compliance with any of the Acts 
listed in subsection (a) or any regulation or rule promul-
gated thereunder.’’. 
Æ 
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