Limitations on dischargeability
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Section 523(a) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended— (1) in paragraph (19) by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (20) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (21) for an environmental bond; or (22) for the accumulated and projected reclamation costs associated with the complete cleanup of fossil fuel operations and retirement of fossil fuel assets pursuant to applicable Federal, State, and local laws and reclamation requirements, including— (A) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); (B) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); (C) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); (D) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); (E) the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.); (F) the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.); (G) the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); (H) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.); and (I) any similar environmental law of a State where such operations and assets are situated..