(2) Lands for which the Secretary makes a deter-
mination that there is no continuing reclamation re-
sponsibility of a claim holder, operator, or other per-
son who abandoned the site prior to completion of re-
quired reclamation under State or other Federal laws. 
(b) INVENTORY.—The Secretary shall prepare and 
maintain a publicly available inventory of abandoned 
hardrock minerals mines on public lands and any aban-
doned mine on Indian lands that may be eligible for ex-
penditures under this title, and shall submit an annual re-
port to the Congress on the progress in cleanup of such sites. 
SEC. 406. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Amounts credited to the Fund are authorized to be ap-
propriated for the purpose of this title without fiscal year 
limitation. 
TITLE V—ADDITIONAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. POLICY FUNCTIONS. 
(a) MINERALS POLICY.—Section 101 of the Mining 
and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and to ensure that mineral ex-
traction and processing not cause undue degradation 
of the natural and cultural resources of the public 
lands’’ after ‘‘activities’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘It shall 
also be the responsibility of the Secretary of Agri-
culture to carry out the policy provisions of clauses 
(1) and (2) of the first paragraph of this section.’’. 
(b) MINERAL DATA.—Section 5(e)(3) of the National 
Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development 
Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1604(e)(3)) is amended by inserting 
before the period the following: ‘‘, except that for National 
Forest System lands the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
promptly initiate actions to improve the availability and 
analysis of mineral data in public land use decision-
making’’. 
SEC. 502. USER FEES AND INFLATION ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) The Secretary and the Secretary of Agri-
culture may each establish and collect from persons 
subject to the requirements of this Act such user fees 
as may be necessary to reimburse the United States 
for the expenses incurred in administering such re-
quirements. Fees may be assessed and collected under 
this section only in such manner as may reasonably 
be expected to result in an aggregate amount of the 
fees collected during any fiscal year which does not 
exceed the aggregate amount of administrative ex-
penses referred to in this section. 
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(b) ADJUSTMENT.— 
(1) INFLATION.—The Secretary shall adjust the 
fees required by this section, and all claim mainte-
nance fees, rental rates, penalty amounts, and other 
dollar amounts established in this Act, to reflect 
changes in the Consumer Price Index published by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
Labor every 3 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, or more frequently if the Secretary determines an 
adjustment to be reasonable. 
(2) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide claim-
ants, license holders, and lease holders notice of any 
adjustment made under this subsection not later than 
July 1 of any year in which the adjustment is made. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—A fee adjustment under this 
subsection shall begin to apply the calendar year fol-
lowing the calendar year in which it is made. 
SEC. 503. INSPECTION AND MONITORING. 
(a) INSPECTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall 
make inspections of mineral activities so as to ensure 
compliance with the requirements of this Act. 
(2) FREQUENCY.—The Secretary concerned shall 
establish a frequency of inspections for mineral activi-
ties conducted under a permit issued under title III, 
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but in no event shall such inspection frequency be less 
than one complete inspection per calendar quarter or, 
two per calendar quarter in the case of a permit for 
which the Secretary concerned approves an applica-
tion under section 304(f). After revegetation has been 
established in accordance with a reclamation plan, 
such Secretary shall conduct 2 complete inspections 
annually. Such Secretary shall have the discretion to 
modify the inspection frequency for mineral activities 
that are conducted on a seasonal basis. Inspections 
shall continue under this subsection until final release 
of financial assurance. 
(3) BY REQUEST.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any person who has rea-
son to believe he or she is or may be adversely 
affected by mineral activities due to any viola-
tion of the requirements of a permit approved 
under this Act may request an inspection. 
(B) REVIEW PERIOD.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall determine within 10 working days 
of receipt of the request whether the request states 
a reason to believe that a violation exists. 
(C) IMMINENT THREAT.—If the person al-
leges and provides reason to believe that an im-
minent threat to the environment or danger to 
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the health or safety of the public exists, the 10- 
day period shall be waived and the inspection 
shall be conducted immediately. 
(D) NOTIFICATION.—When an inspection is 
conducted under this paragraph, the Secretary 
concerned shall notify the person requesting the 
inspection, and such person shall be allowed to 
accompany the Secretary concerned or the Sec-
retary’s authorized representative during the in-
spection. 
(E) LIABILITY.—The Secretary shall not 
incur any liability for allowing such person to 
accompany an authorized representative. 
(F) ANONYMITY.—The identity of the person 
supplying information to the Secretary relating 
to a possible violation or imminent danger or 
harm shall remain confidential with the Sec-
retary if so requested by that person, unless that 
person elects to accompany an authorized rep-
resentative on the inspection. 
(G) PROCEDURES.—The Secretaries shall, 
by joint rule, establish procedures for the review 
of— 
(i) any decision by an authorized rep-
resentative not to inspect; or 
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