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§ 1244. Remining incentives
(a) In general
(b) Requirements
(c) Incentives
(1) In general
Incentives that may be considered for inclusion in the regulations promulgated under subsection (a) include, but are not limited to—
(A) a rebate or waiver of the reclamation fees required under section 1232(a) of this title; and
(B) the use of amounts in the fund to provide financial assurance for remining operations in lieu of all or a portion of the performance bonds required under section 1259 of this title.
(2) Limitations
(A) Use
A rebate or waiver under paragraph (1)(A) shall be used only for operations that—
(i) remove or reprocess abandoned coal mine waste; or
(ii) conduct remining activities that meet the priorities specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1233(a) of this title.
(B) Amount
(Pub. L. 95–87, title IV, § 415, as added Pub. L. 109–432, div. C, title II, § 207, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3018.)