A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide that performance standards for the reclamation of surface coal mining operations shall not require restoration of lands to the approximate original contour where the surface owner specifies a different reclamation standard.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to permit standards for the reclamation of land subject to surface coal mining operations other than restoration of the lands to the approximate original contour, if the surface owner specifies a different reclamation standard.…