106 STAT. 3056 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 <«EC. 9722. SHAM TRANSACTIONS. "If a principal purpose of any transaction is to evade or avoid liability under this chapter, this chapter shall be applied (and such liability shall be imposed) without regard to such transaction." (b) AMENDMENTS TO SURFACE MINING ACT. — (1) EXTENSION OF FEE PROGRAM.— Section 402(b) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(b)) is amended by striking "September 30, 1995" and inserting "September 30, 2004". (2) TRANSFER TO FUND.—Section 402 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1232) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(h) TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO COMBINED FUND.—(1) In the case of any fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 1995, with respect to which fees are required to be paid under this section, the Secretary shall, as of the beginning of such fiscal year and before any allocation under subsection (g), make the transfer provided in paragraph (2). "(2) The Secretary shall transfer from the fund to the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund established under section 9702 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for any fiscal year an amount equal to the sum of— "(A) the amount of the interest which the Secretary estimates will be earned and paid to the Fund during the fiscal year, plus "(B) the amount by which the amount described in subparagraph (A) is less than $70,000,000. "(3)(A) The aggregate amount which may be transferred under paragraph (2) for any fiscal year shall not exceed the amount of expenditures which the trustees of the Combined Fund estimate will be debited against the unassigned beneficiaries premium account under section 9704(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the fiscal year of the Combined Fund in which the transfer is made. "(B) The aggregate amount which may be transferred under paragraph (2)(B) for all fiscal years shall not exceed an amount equivalent to all interest earned and paid to the fund after September 30, 1992, and before October 1, 1995. "(4) If, for any fiscal year, the amount transferred is more or less than the amount required to be transferred, the Secretary shall appropriately adjust the amount transferred for the next fiscal year." (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (A) Section 401(c) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1231(c)) is amended by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (11), by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (13), and by adding after paragraph (11) the following new paragraph: "(12) for the purpose described in section 402(h); and". (B) Section 402(g)(l) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1232(g)) is amended by striking "Moneys" and inserting "Except as provided in subsection (h), moneys".
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