text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection 
  Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. SURFACE COAL MINING BONDING.
  
      Section 509 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
  1977 (30 U.S.C. 1259) is amended--
              (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
      ``(c) Alternative Bonding System.--The Secretary may approve as 
  part of a State or Federal program an alternative system that will--
              ``(1) achieve the objectives and purposes of the bonding 
          program pursuant to this section; and
              ``(2) result in no greater risk of financial liability to 
          the Federal Government or a State government than the bonding 
          program under this section.''; and
              (2) by adding at the end the following:
      ``(f) Self-Bonding.--
              ``(1) Federal programs.--
                      ``(A) In general.--Effective on the date of 
                  enactment of this subsection, the Secretary--
                              ``(i) may not accept the bond of the 
                          applicant itself (referred to in this 
                          subsection as a `self-bond'); but
                              ``(ii) may accept a separate surety or 
                          collateral bond, consistent with the terms 
                          under subsection (b).
                      ``(B) Existing self-bonds.--For coal mining 
                  operations covered by a self-bond accepted by the 
                  Secretary prior to the date of enactment of this 
                  subsection, the permittee shall replace the self-bond 
                  with another form of bond acceptable to the Secretary 
                  under this section by not later than the earlier of--
                              ``(i) the date of renewal of the permit 
                          under section 506(d); and
                              ``(ii) the date of any major permit 
                          modification under section 506.
              ``(2) State programs.--
                      ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
                  date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
                  shall notify all State regulatory authorities that 
                  allow applicants to self-bond that the approved 
                  regulatory programs of the State regulatory authority 
                  must be amended--
                              ``(i) to remove the authority for 
                          applicants to self-bond; and
                              ``(ii) to require coal mining operations 
                          covered by a self-bond accepted by the State 
                          regulatory authority prior to the date of 
                          enactment of this subsection to replace the 
                          self-bond with another form of bond acceptable 
                          under this section by not later than the 
                          earlier of--
                                      ``(I) the date of renewal of the 
                                  permit under section 506(d); and
                                      ``(II) the date of any major permit 
                                  modification under section 506.
      ``(g) Bonds Issued by Surety.--
              ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
          enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue rules 
          establishing limitations on surety bonds accepted under this 
          section to minimize the risk of financial liability to the 
          Federal Government or a State government, including rules 
          regarding--
                      ``(A) the maximum quantity of corporate surety 
                  bonds issued by any 1 corporate surety as a percentage 
                  of the total quantity of coal mine reclamation bonds in 
                  any 1 State;
                      ``(B) the minimum percentage of surety bonds 
                  unrelated to activities regulated pursuant to this Act 
                  required to reinsure corporate surety bonds;
                      ``(C) the minimum collateralization required for 
                  corporate surety bonds; and
                      ``(D) the minimum amount of cash assets required to 
                  be held by a corporate surety as a percentage of coal 
                  mine reclamation bonds issued by the corporate surety.
              ``(2) Existing corporate bonds.--Corporate surety bonds in 
          existence on the date of enactment of this subsection must be 
          modified or replaced as necessary by not later than 1 year 
          after the date on which the rule is issued under paragraph (1).
      ``(h) Collateral Requirements.--Real property posted as collateral 
  for a bond may not include--
              ``(1) coal;
              ``(2) a coal mine;
              ``(3) land that includes a coal mine;
              ``(4) land that is located above a coal mine;
              ``(5) a coal processing facility;
              ``(6) a coal waste disposal site;
              ``(7) coal mining equipment unlikely to retain salvage or 
          resale value; or
              ``(8) any other property determined by the Secretary.
      ``(i) Executive Compensation.--The Secretary may require the 
  inclusion of executive compensation, including salaries and bonuses of 
  officers and executives, of an applicant under this section, and any 
  affiliated company, as collateral for a bond under this section.''.
target: Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to prohibit the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE)and state regulatory authoritiesfrom accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation.Additionally, any existing self-bonds or corporate bondsutilized for coal reclamationmust be converted to surety or collateral bonds. The OSMRE may approve state or federal alternative coal miningbond programs thatresult in no greater risk of financial liability to the federalgovernment than a surety or collateral bond program. The bill also requires the OSMRE to issue rules establishing limitations on surety bondsto minimize the financial liability to the federal or stategovernment.
feat_title: Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act