On the recordJanuary 12, 2016
Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 5. ABANDONED MINE LAND ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION. Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231, et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 416. ABANDONED MINE LAND ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION. ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, amounts that would otherwise be provided under title IV to States certified under section 411(a) shall, subject to appropriations, be distributed to the States and Indian tribes for the purpose of promoting the economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities adversely affected by discharge from abandoned mine lands.''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Cartwright) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
