May 11, 1977  

(Referred to the Committee on the Budget.)  

    S7409 Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD.  Mr. President, at the request of Mr. METCALF, and on behalf
of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, I report an original resolution with respect to
the consideration of S. 7.  

    S7409 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore.  The resolution will be received and printed;
and, without objection, will be printed in the RECORD at this point.  

    S7409 The resolution is as follows:  

    S7409 S.RES. 169  

    S7409 Resolved, That pursuant to section 402(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
provisions of section 402(a) of such Act are waived with respect to the consideration of S. 7, a bill to
provide for the cooperation between the Secretary of the Interior and the States with respect to the
regulation of surface mining operations, and the acquisition and reclamation of abandoned mines
and for other purposes.  Such waiver is necessary to allow for authorization of FY 1977 funds for
use by the Secretary of the Interior to assist State regulatory agencies to improve their enforcement
capabilities in line with the requirements of the interim implementation program established in the
Act.