the department of the interior enforces the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977.
who enforces the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977?
department of the interior
surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977





























the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977 (smcra) is the primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the united states.





























smcra created two programs: one for regulating active coal mines and a second for reclaiming abandoned mine lands. smcra also created the office of surface mining, an agency within the department of the interior, to promulgate regulations, to fund state regulatory and reclamation efforts, and to ensure consistency among state regulatory programs.





























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surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977
bullet::::- "25th anniversary of the surface mining law: a report on the protection and restoration of the nation's land and water resources under the surface mining law", office of surface mining, 2003. available at osm website.





























bullet::::- green, edward. "state and federal roles under the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977", 21 s. ill. u. l.j. 531 (1997)





























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bullet::::- text of smcra, 30 u.s.c. §§ 1201–1328.





























bullet::::- smcra regulations, 30 cfr part 700 et seq.





























bullet::::- office of surface mining homepage
surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977