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Sec. 7 · H.R. 4705

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In this Act: (1) Federal authorization The term Federal authorization means a permit, license, or other authorization that is issued by a Federal agency. (2) Mountaintop removal coal mining The term mountaintop removal coal mining means surface coal mining that— (A) uses blasting with explosives; and (B) is carried out in the steep slope regions of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (4) Steep slope The term steep slope has the meaning given the term in section 515(d)(4) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1265(d)(4)).

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