{"identifier":"/us/usc/t30/s1240a","title":30,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1240a.","heading":"Certification","text":"\u00a7\u202f1240a.\nCertification\n(a)\nCertification of completion of coal reclamation\n(1) The Governor of a State, or the head of a governing body of an Indian tribe, with an approved abandoned mine reclamation program under\nsection 1235 of this title\nsection 1233(a) of this title\nsection 1234 of this title\n(2)\n(A) The Secretary may, on the initiative of the Secretary, make the certification referred to in paragraph (1) on behalf of any State or Indian tribe referred to in paragraph (1) if on the basis of the inventory referred to in\nsection 1233(c) of this title\nsection 1233(a) of this title\nsection 1234 of this title\n(B) The Secretary shall only make the certification after notice in the Federal Register and opportunity for public comment.\n(b)\nEligible lands, waters, and facilities\nIf the Secretary has concurred in a State or tribal certification under subsection (a), for purposes of determining the eligibility of lands and waters for annual grants under\n(1) which were mined or processed for minerals or which were affected by such mining or processing, and abandoned or left in an inadequate reclamation status prior to\nAugust 3, 1977\n(2) for which there is no continuing reclamation responsibility under State or other Federal laws. In determining the eligibility under this subsection of Federal lands, waters, and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management, in lieu of the\nAugust 3, 1977\nAugust 28, 1974\nNovember 26, 1980\n(c)\nPriorities\nExpenditures of moneys for lands, waters, and facilities referred to in subsection (b) shall reflect the following objectives and priorities in the order stated (in lieu of the priorities set forth in\n(1) The protection of public health, safety, general welfare, and property from extreme danger of adverse effects of mineral mining and processing practices.\n(2) The protection of public health, safety, and general welfare from adverse effects of mineral mining and processing practices.\n(3) The restoration of land and water resources and the environment previously degraded by the adverse effects of mineral mining and processing practices.\n(d)\nSpecific sites and areas not eligible\nSites and areas designated for remedial action pursuant to the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (\n42 U.S.C. 7901\n42 U.S.C. 9601\n(e)\nUtilities and other facilities\nReclamation projects involving the protection, repair, replacement, construction, or enhancement of utilities, such as those relating to water supply, roads, and such other facilities serving the public adversely affected by mineral mining and processing practices, and the construction of public facilities in communities impacted by coal or other mineral mining and processing practices, shall be deemed part of the objectives set forth, and undertaken as they relate to, the priorities stated in subsection (c).\n(f)\nPublic facilities related to coal or minerals industry\nNotwithstanding subsection (e), where the Secretary has concurred in the certification referenced in subsection (a) and where the Governor of a State or the head of a governing body of an Indian tribe determines there is a need for activities or construction of specific public facilities related to the coal or minerals industry in States impacted by coal or minerals development and the Secretary concurs in such need, then the State or Indian tribe, as the case may be, may use annual grants made available under\nsection 1232(g)(1) of this title\n(g)\nApplication of other provisions\nThe provisions of sections 1237 and 1238 of this title shall apply to subsections (a) through (e) of this section, except that for purposes of this section the references to coal in sections 1237 and 1238 of this title shall not apply.\n(h)\nPayments to States and Indian tribes\n(1)\nIn general\n(A)\nPayments\n(i)\nIn general\nNotwithstanding\nsection 1231(f)(3)(B) of this title\nsection 1232(i)(2) of this title\nsection 1232(g)(1) of this title\n(ii)\nConversion as equivalent payments\nAmounts allocated under subparagraph (A) or (B) of\nsection 1232(g)(1) of this title\nsection 1232(g)(5) of this title\n(B)\nAmount due\nIn this paragraph, the term \u201camount due\u201d means the unappropriated amount allocated to a State or Indian tribe before\nOctober 1, 2007\nsection 1232(g)(1) of this title\n(C)\nSchedule\n(i)\nIn general\nPayments under subparagraph (A) shall be made in 7 equal annual installments, beginning with fiscal year 2008.\n(ii)\nCertain payments required\nNot withstanding any other provision of this chapter, as soon as practicable, but not later than\n(I) the final 2 installments in 2 separate payments of $82,700,000 each; and\n(II) 2 separate payments of $38,250,000 each.\n(D)\nUse of funds\n(i)\nCertified States and Indian tribes\nA 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.\n(ii)\nUncertified States and Indian tribes\nA 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\nsection 1233 of this title\n(2)\nSubsequent State and Indian tribe share for certified States and Indian tribes\n(A)\nIn general\nNotwithstanding\nsection 1231(f)(3)(B) of this title\nsection 1232(i)(2) of this title\nOctober 1, 2007\nsection 1232(g)(1) of this title\n(B)\nCertified State or Indian tribe defined\nIn this paragraph the term \u201ccertified State or Indian tribe\u201d means a State or Indian tribe for which a certification is made under subsection (a) in which the Secretary concurs.\n(3)\nManner of payment\n(A)\nIn general\nSubject to subparagraph (B), payments to States or Indian tribes under this subsection shall be made without regard to any limitation in\nsection 1231(d) of this title\n(B)\nInitial payments\nThe first 3 payments made to any State or Indian tribe shall be reduced to 25 percent, 50 percent, and 75 percent, respectively, of the amounts otherwise required under paragraph (2)(A).\n(C)\nInstallments\nAmounts withheld from the first 3 annual installments as provided under subparagraph (B) shall be paid in 2 equal annual installments beginning with fiscal year 2018.\n(4)\nReallocation\n(A)\nIn general\nThe annual amount allocated under subparagraph (A) or (B) of\nsection 1232(g)(1) of this title\nsection 1232(g)(5) of this title\n(B)\nAllocation\nThe grants shall be allocated based on the amount of coal historically produced before\nAugust 3, 1977\nsection 1232(g)(5) of this title","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t30/s1240a.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t30/s1240a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1240a."},{"t":"heading","text":"Certification"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t30/s1240a/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Certification of completion of coal reclamation"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t30/s1240a/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" The Governor of a State, or the head of a governing body of an Indian tribe, with an approved abandoned mine reclamation program under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1235 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t30/s1235","tail":" may certify to the Secretary that all of the priorities stated in "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 1233(a) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t30/s1233/a","tail":" for eligible lands and waters pursuant to "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 1234 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t30/s1234","tail":" have been achieved. The Secretary, after notice in the Federal Register and opportunity for public comment, shall concur with such certification if the Secretary determines that such certification is correct."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t30/s1240a/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t30/s1240a/a/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" The Secretary may, on the initiative of the Secretary, make the certification referred to in paragraph (1) on behalf of any State or Indian tribe referred to in paragraph (1) if on the basis of the inventory referred to in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1233(c) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t30/s1233/c","tail":" all reclamation projects relating to the priorities described in "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 1233(a) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t30/s1233/a","tail":" for eligible land and water pursuant to "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 1234 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t30/s1234","tail":" in the State or tribe have been completed."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t30/s1240a/a/2/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" The Secretary shall only make the certification after notice in the Federal Register and opportunity for public comment.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t30/s1240a/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Eligible lands, waters, and facilities"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"If the Secretary has concurred in a State or tribal certification under subsection (a), for purposes of determining the eligibility of lands and waters for annual grants under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1232(g)(1) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t30/s1232/g/1","tail":", "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 1234 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t30/s1234","tail":" shall not apply, and eligible lands, waters, and facilities shall be those\u2014"}]},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t30/s1240a/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" which were mined or processed for minerals or which were affected by such mining or processing, and abandoned or left in an inadequate reclamation status prior to ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"August 3, 1977","tail":"; and"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t30/s1240a/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" for which there is no continuing reclamation responsibility under State or other Federal laws. In determining the eligibility under this subsection of Federal lands, waters, and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management, in lieu of the ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"August 3, 1977","tail":", date referred to in paragraph (1) the applicable date shall be "},{"t":"text","text":"August 28, 1974","tail":", and "},{"t":"text","text":"November 26, 1980","tail":", respectively."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t30/s1240a/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Priorities"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Expenditures of moneys for lands, waters, and facilities referred to in subsection (b) shall reflect the following objectives and priorities in the order stated (in lieu of the priorities set forth in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1233 of this 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