Mountaintop removal coal mining monitoring

(a) Monitoring requirement Any person that conducts a mountaintop removal coal mining project shall— (1) with respect to the site of the project, carry out monitoring for pollution that occurs as a result of the project, including— (A) continuous monitoring for water, air, and noise pollution; and (B) consistent monitoring for soil pollution; and (2) based on the results of the monitoring carried out under paragraph (1)— (A) identify any pollution that occurs as a result of the project; and (B) identify ways in which individuals who reside in communities in close proximity to the project might be exposed to such pollution. (b) Results of monitoring (1) Submission to Secretary Each person that carries out monitoring under subsection (a)(1) for a mountaintop removal coal mining project shall submit to the Secretary, on a monthly basis, the results of such monitoring. (2) Public availability Not later than 7 days after the date on which the Secretary receives results under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make such results publicly available on the website of the Department of Health and Human Services in a searchable database format. (c) Enforcement If a person that conducts a mountaintop removal coal mining project fails to comply with either subsection (a) or (b) with respect to the project, no Federal authorization may be issued or renewed for the project, or for any expansion of the project, by any of the following individuals: (1) The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, or a State, under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). (2) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, or a State, under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342). (3) The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, or a State, under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). (d) Applicability The requirements under subsections (a) and (b) shall terminate on the date on which the Secretary publishes the determination described in section 3(c).