110 STAT. 3009 -191 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996
OIL SPILL RESEARCH
For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016, title
IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title VIII, section 8201
of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $6,440,000, which shall be derived
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until
expended.
OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law
95-87, as amended, including the purchase of not to exceed 10
passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only; $94,172,000, and
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, an additional amount shall be
credited to this account, to remain available until expended, from
performance bond forfeitures in fiscal year 1997: Provided, That
the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to regulations, may utilize
directly or through grants to States, moneys collected in fiscal
year 1997 for civil penalties assessed under section 518 of the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C.
1268), to reclaim lands adversely affected by coal mining practices
30 USC 1211
after August 3, 1977, to remain available until expended: Provided
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further, That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel and per
diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training.
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87,
as amended, including the purchase of not more than 10 passenger
motor vehicles for replacement only, $177,085,000, to be derived
from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to
remain available until expended; of which up to $4,000,000 shall
be for supplemental grants to States for the reclamation of abandoned sites with acid mine rock drainage from coal mines through
the Appalachian Clean Streams Initiative: Provided, That grants
to minimum program States will be $1,500,000 per State in fiscal
year 1997: Provided further. That of the funds herein provided
up to $18,000,000 may be used for the emergency program authorized by section 410 of Public Law 95-87, as amended, of which
no more than 25 per centum shall be used for emergency reclamation projects in any one State and funds for federally-administered
emergency reclamation projects under this proviso shall not exceed
$11,000,000: Provided further. That prior year unobligated funds
appropriated for the emergency reclamation program shall not be
subject to the 25 per centum limitation per State and may be
used without fiscal year limitation for emergency projects: Provided
further. That pursuant to Public Law 97-365, the Department
of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 per centum from
the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States
Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided
further. That funds made available to States under title IV of
Public Law 95-87 may be used, at their discretion, for any required
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