the Good Samaritan or cooperating person 
pursuant to the Good Samaritan permit 
may result in surface water quality condi-
tions, or any other environmental condi-
tions, that will be worse than the baseline 
conditions, as described in the Good Sa-
maritan permit, as applicable. 
(5) LONG-TERM
OPERATIONS
AND
MAINTE-
NANCE.—In the case of a project that involves long- 
term operations and maintenance at an abandoned 
hardrock mine site located on land owned by the 
United States, the project may be considered com-
plete and the Administrator, in coordination with the 
applicable Federal land management agency, may 
terminate the Good Samaritan permit under this 
subsection if the applicable Good Samaritan has en-
tered into an agreement with the applicable Federal 
land management agency or a cooperating person 
for the long-term operations and maintenance that 
includes sufficient funding for the long-term oper-
ations and maintenance. 
(s) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Administrator, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri-
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culture, and appropriate State, Tribal, and local offi-
cials, may promulgate any regulations that the Ad-
ministrator determines to be necessary to carry out 
this Act. 
(2) GUIDANCE IF NO REGULATIONS PROMUL-
GATED.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the Administrator 
does not initiate a regulatory process to promul-
gate regulations under paragraph (1) within 
180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of En-
ergy, and appropriate State, Tribal, and local 
officials, shall issue guidance establishing spe-
cific requirements that the Administrator deter-
mines would facilitate the implementation of 
this section. 
(B) PUBLIC COMMENTS.—Before finalizing 
any guidance issued under subparagraph (A), 
the Administrator shall hold a 30-day public 
comment period. 
SEC. 5. SPECIAL ACCOUNTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a Good Samaritan Mine 
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Remediation Fund (referred to in this section as a 
‘‘Fund’’) for— 
(1) each Federal land management agency that 
authorizes a Good Samaritan to conduct a project 
on Federal land under the jurisdiction of that Fed-
eral land management agency under a Good Samari-
tan permit; and 
(2) the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(b) DEPOSITS.—Each Fund shall consist of— 
(1) amounts provided in appropriation Acts; 
(2) any proceeds from reprocessing deposited 
under section 4(f)(4)(B)(iv); 
(3) any financial assurance funds collected from 
an 
agreement 
described 
in 
section 
4(m)(1)(A)(vi)(V)(bb); 
(4) any funds collected for long-term operations 
and maintenance under an agreement under section 
4(r)(5); 
(5) any interest earned under an investment 
under subsection (c); 
(6) any proceeds from the sale or redemption of 
investments held in the Fund; and 
(7) any amounts donated to the Fund by any 
person. 
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(c) UNUSED FUNDS.—Amounts in each Fund not 
currently needed to carry out this Act shall be— 
(1) maintained as readily available or on de-
posit; 
(2) invested in obligations of the United States 
or guaranteed by the United States; or 
(3) invested in obligations, participations, or 
other instruments that are lawful investments for a 
fiduciary, a trust, or public funds. 
(d) RETAIN AND USE AUTHORITY.—The Adminis-
trator and each head of a Federal land management agen-
cy, as appropriate, may, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, retain and use money deposited in the applica-
ble Fund without fiscal year limitation for the purpose of 
carrying out this Act. 
SEC. 6. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 8 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in con-
sultation with the heads of Federal land management 
agencies, shall submit to the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate and the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Com-
merce, and Natural Resources of the House of Represent-
atives a report evaluating the Good Samaritan pilot pro-
gram under this Act. 
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(b) INCLUSIONS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) a description of— 
(A) the number, types, and objectives of 
Good Samaritan permits granted pursuant to 
this Act; and 
(B) each remediation project authorized by 
those Good Samaritan permits; 
(2) interim or final qualitative and quantitative 
data on the results achieved under the Good Samari-
tan permits before the date of issuance of the report; 
(3) a description of— 
(A) any problems encountered in admin-
istering this Act; and 
(B) whether the problems have been or can 
be remedied by administrative action (including 
amendments to existing law); 
(4) a description of progress made in achieving 
the purposes of this Act; and 
(5) recommendations on whether the Good Sa-
maritan pilot program under this Act should be con-
tinued, including a description of any modifications 
(including amendments to existing law) required to 
continue administering this Act. 
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