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§ 1233. Objectives of fund
(a) PrioritiesExpenditure of moneys from the fund on lands and water eligible pursuant to section 1234 of this title for the purposes of this subchapter, except as provided for under section 1240a of this title, shall reflect the following priorities in the order stated:
(1)
(A) the protection; 1
1 So in original.
of public health, safety, and property from extreme danger of adverse effects of coal mining practices;(B) the restoration of land and water resources and the environment that—
(i) have been degraded by the adverse effects of coal mining practices; and
(ii) are adjacent to a site that has been or will be remediated under subparagraph (A);
(2)
(A) the protection of public health and safety from adverse effects of coal mining practices;
(B) the restoration of land and water resources and the environment that—
(i) have been degraded by the adverse effects of coal mining practices; and
(ii) are adjacent to a site that has been or will be remediated under subparagraph (A); and
(3) the restoration of land and water resources and the environment previously degraded by adverse effects of coal mining practices including measures for the conservation and development of soil, water (excluding channelization), woodland, fish and wildlife, recreation resources, and agricultural productivity.
(b) Water supply restoration
(1) Any State or Indian tribe not certified under section 1240a(a) of this title may expend funds allocated to such State or Indian tribe in any year through the grants made available under paragraphs (1) and (5) of section 1232(g) of this title for the purpose of protecting, repairing, replacing, constructing, or enhancing facilities relating to water supply, including water distribution facilities and treatment plants, to replace water supplies adversely affected by coal mining practices.
(2) If the adverse effect on water supplies referred to in this subsection occurred both prior to and after August 3, 1977, or as the case may be, the dates (and under the criteria) set forth under section 1232(g)(4)(B) of this title,
(c) Inventory
(Pub. L. 95–87, title IV, § 403, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 458; Pub. L. 101–508, title VI, § 6005, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–294; Pub. L. 102–486, title XXV, § 2504(c)(2), (e), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3105, 3106; Pub. L. 109–432, div. C, title II, § 203, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3015.)