PUBLIC LAW 109–432—DEC. 20, 2006
120 STAT. 3017
any State or Indian tribe referred to in paragraph (1) if on the basis of the inventory referred to in section 403(c) all reclamation projects relating to the priorities described in section 403(a) for eligible land and water pursuant to section 404 in the State or tribe have been completed. ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall only make the certification after notice in the Federal Register and opportunity for public comment.’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(h) PAYMENTS TO STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(A) PAYMENTS.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 401(f)(3)(B), from funds referred to in section 402(i)(2), the Secretary shall make payments to States or Indian tribes for the amount due for the aggregate unappropriated amount allocated to the State or Indian tribe under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 402(g)(1). ‘‘(ii) CONVERSION AS EQUIVALENT PAYMENTS.— Amounts allocated under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 402(g)(1) shall be reallocated to the allocation established in section 402(g)(5) in amounts equivalent to payments made to States or Indian tribes under this paragraph. ‘‘(B) AMOUNT DUE.—In this paragraph, the term ‘amount due’ means the unappropriated amount allocated to a State or Indian tribe before October 1, 2007, under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 402(g)(1). ‘‘(C) SCHEDULE.—Payments under subparagraph (A) shall be made in 7 equal annual installments, beginning with fiscal year 2008. ‘‘(D) USE OF FUNDS.— ‘‘(i) CERTIFIED STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES.—A State or Indian tribe that makes a certification under subsection (a) in which the Secretary concurs shall use any amounts provided under this paragraph for the purposes established by the State legislature or tribal council of the Indian tribe, with priority given for addressing the impacts of mineral development. ‘‘(ii) UNCERTIFIED STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES.—A State or Indian tribe that has not made a certification under subsection (a) in which the Secretary has concurred shall use any amounts provided under this paragraph for the purposes described in section 403. ‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT STATE AND INDIAN TRIBE SHARE FOR CERTIFIED STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 401(f)(3)(B), from funds referred to in section 402(i)(2), the Secretary shall pay to each certified State or Indian tribe an amount equal to the sum of the aggregate unappropriated amount allocated on or after October 1, 2007, to the certified State or Indian tribe under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 402(g)(1). ‘‘(B) CERTIFIED STATE OR INDIAN TRIBE DEFINED.—In this paragraph the term ‘certified State or Indian tribe’ means a State or Indian tribe for which a certification is made under subsection (a) in which the Secretary concurs.
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