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ing practices in a manner that adversely impacts bi-
ological resources; and 
‘‘(ii) that contains land and water that are— 
‘‘(I) eligible pursuant to section 404 and 
include any of the priorities described 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. 
‘‘(7) In complying with the priorities described in sec-
tion 403(a), any State or Indian tribe may use amounts 
available in grants made annually to the State or tribe 
under paragraphs (1) and (5) for the reclamation of eligi-
ble land and water described in section 403(a)(3) before 
the completion of reclamation projects under paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of section 403(a) only if the expenditure of 
funds for the reclamation is done in conjunction with the 
expenditure before, on, or after the date of enactment of 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amend-
ments of 2006 of funds for reclamation projects under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 403(a). 
‘‘(8)(A) In making funds available under this title, 
the Secretary shall ensure that the grant awards total not 
less than $3,000,000 annually to each State and each In-
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dian tribe having an approved abandoned mine reclama-
tion program pursuant to section 405 and eligible land 
and water pursuant to section 404, so long as an alloca-
tion of funds to the State or tribe is necessary to achieve 
the priorities stated in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
403(a). 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this 
paragraph applies to the States of Tennessee and Mis-
souri.’’. 
(d) TRANSFERS OF INTEREST EARNED BY ABAN-
DONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND.—Section 402 of the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
U.S.C. 1232) is amended by striking subsection (h) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(h) TRANSFERS OF INTEREST EARNED BY FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) TRANSFERS TO COMBINED BENEFIT 
FUND.—As soon as practicable after the begin-
ning of fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, and before making any allocation 
with respect to the fiscal year under subsection 
(g), the Secretary shall use an amount not to 
exceed the amount of interest that the Sec-
retary estimates will be earned and paid to the 
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fund during the fiscal year to make the transfer 
described in paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(B) TRANSFERS
TO
1992
AND
1993 
PLANS.—As soon as practicable after the begin-
ning of fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, and before making any allocation 
with respect to the fiscal year under subsection 
(g), the Secretary shall use an amount not to 
exceed the amount of interest that the Sec-
retary estimates will be earned and paid to the 
fund during the fiscal year (reduced by the 
amount used under subparagraph (A)) to make 
the transfers described in paragraphs (2)(B) 
and (2)(C). 
‘‘(2) TRANSFERS
DESCRIBED.—The transfers 
referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: 
‘‘(A) UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA 
COMBINED BENEFIT FUND.—A transfer to the 
United Mine Workers of America Combined 
Benefit Fund equal to the amount that the 
trustees of the Combined Benefit Fund esti-
mate will be expended from the fund for the fis-
cal year in which the transfer is made, reduced 
by— 
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‘‘(i) the amount the trustees of the 
Combined Benefit Fund estimate the Com-
bined Benefit Fund will receive during the 
fiscal year in— 
‘‘(I) required premiums; and 
‘‘(II) payments paid by Federal 
agencies in connection with benefits 
provided by the Combined Benefit 
Fund; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount the trustees of the 
Combined Benefit Fund estimate will be 
expended during the fiscal year to provide 
health benefits to beneficiaries who are un-
assigned beneficiaries solely as a result of 
the application of section 9706(h)(1) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, but only 
to the extent that such amount does not 
exceed the amounts described in subsection 
(i)(1)(A) that the Secretary estimates will 
be available to pay such estimated expendi-
tures. 
‘‘(B) UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA 
1992 BENEFIT PLAN.—A transfer to the United 
Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan, in 
an amount equal to the difference between— 
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‘‘(i) the amount that the trustees of 
the 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan estimate 
will be expended from the 1992 UMWA 
Benefit Plan during the next calendar year 
to provide the benefits required by the 
1992 UMWA Benefit Plan on the date of 
enactment of this subparagraph; minus 
‘‘(ii) the amount that the trustees of 
the 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan estimate 
the 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan will receive 
during the next calendar year in— 
‘‘(I) required monthly per bene-
ficiary 
premiums, 
including 
the 
amount of any security provided to 
the 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan that is 
available for use in the provision of 
benefits; and 
‘‘(II) payments paid by Federal 
agencies in connection with benefits 
provided by the 1992 UMWA benefit 
plan. 
‘‘(C) MULTIEMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT 
PLAN.—A transfer to the Multiemployer Health 
Benefit Plan established after July 20, 1992, 
by the parties that are the settlors of the 1992 
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