Treatment of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund Interest.

Sec. 153. Treatment of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund Interest. (a) In General.—In addition to the transfer provided for in section 402(h) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)), interest credited to the fund established by section 401 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1231) shall be transferred to the Combined Fund identified in section 402(h)(2) up 117 STAT. 246 to such amount as is estimated by the trustees of such Combined Fund to offset the amount of any deficit in net assets in the Combined Fund. The cumulative additional amount that may be transferred under this section from the date of enactment of this Act through September 30, 2004 shall not exceed $34,000,000.(b) Prohibition on Other Transfers.—Except as provided in subsection (a), no principal amounts in or credited to the fund established by section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) may be transferred to the Combined Fund identified in section 402(h)(2) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)).(c) Limitation.—This section shall cease to have any force and effect after September 30, 2004.