<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
who 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
Department of the Interior