“(a) Establishment.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States a Good Samaritan Mine Remediation Fund (referred to in this section as a ‘Fund’) for—“(1) each Federal land management agency that authorizes a Good Samaritan to conduct a project on Federal land under the jurisdiction of that Federal land management agency under a Good Samaritan permit; and
“(2) the Environmental Protection Agency.
“(b) Deposits.—Each Fund shall consist of—“(1) amounts provided in appropriation Acts;
“(2) any proceeds from reprocessing deposited under section 4(f)(4)(B)(iv);
“(3) any financial assurance funds collected from an agreement described in section 4(m)(1)(A)(vi)(V)(bb);
“(4) any funds collected for long-term operations and maintenance under an agreement under section 4(r)(5); and
“(5) any amounts donated to the Fund by any person.
“(c) Unused Funds.—Amounts in each Fund not currently needed to carry out this Act shall be maintained as readily available or on deposit.
“(d) Retain and Use Authority.—The Administrator and each head of a Federal land management agency, as appropriate, may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, retain and use money deposited in the applicable Fund without fiscal year limitation for the purpose of carrying out this Act.
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