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On the recordApril 22, 2009
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 sub paragraph A or B.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

Editor's note · Context

Barrasso discusses the law regarding payments owed to states from abandoned mine land funding.

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