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1 H.R. 1734, Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2021, as Ordered Reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 26, 2021 1 (July 27, 2021)

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Cost Estimate

July 27, 2021

By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars  2021              2021 2O26            2021-2O31
Direct Spending (Outlays)               0                   252                  455
Revenues                                0                  474                   865
Decrease (-) in the Deficit             0                  -222                 -410

The bill would
 Extend the obligation of coal miners to pay reclamation fees through 2036
 Reauthorize annual payments, without further appropriation, to states and Indian tribes under the Abandoned
Mine Lands program
 Direct the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to disburse previously sequestered
amounts
 Increase the minimum payment that certain states receive from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
Estimated budgetary effects would mainly stem from
 Collection of coal reclamation fees
 Reauthorizing annual payments to states and tribes and increasing minimum payments
 Disbursing previously sequestered amounts
Areas of significant uncertainty include
* Predicting the amount of coal reclamation fees that would be collected under the bill
Detailed estimate begins on the next page.

See also CBO's Cost Estimates Explained, www.cbo.gov/publication/54437;
How CBO Prepares Cost Estimates, www.cbo.gov/publication/53519; and Glossary, www.cbo.gov/publication/42904.

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