An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-416 to redirect 50 percent of the funds deposited into the Hardrock Reclamation Fund to states in proportion to the royalty funds generated there.

In section 411(b), amend the matter preceding paragraph (1) to read as follows:

(b) Allocation.--Of the amounts deposited into the Hardrock Reclamation Account, 50 percent shall be allocated by the Secretary among the States within the boundaries of which occurs production of locatable minerals from mining claims located under the general mining laws and maintained in compliance with this Act, or mineral concentrates or products derived from locatable minerals from mining claims located under the general mining laws and maintained in compliance with this Act, as the case may be, in proportion to the amount of such production in each such State. Expenditures of the remainder of such amounts shall reflect the following priorities in the order stated: