Digest of Federal Resource Laws of Interest to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (30 U.S.C. 1201-1328; 91 Stat. 445) -- Approved August 3, 1977, Public Law 95-87, as amended by Public Laws 95-240 (92 Stat. 107,109), approved March 7, 1978;95-343 (92 Stat. 473), approved August 11, 1978; 95-617 (92 Stat. …

All Surface Mining Control Act acslpa. The Federal Surface Mining Control & Reclamation Act was passed requiring states to regulate surface coal mining and establishing the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to pay for the reclamation of abandoned mine lands by putting a …

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OSTI.GOV Journal Article: The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977: an analysis Title: The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977: an analysis Full Record

19. The Act regulates not only activities in connection with surface coal mining, but also surface operations and surface impacts incident to an underground mine, id. § 1291(28), and certain coal exploration operations which "substantially disturb" the land surface. Id. § 1262. 20. Id. §§ 1256-64. 21. Id. §§ 1265-66. 22. Id. § 1265(d). 23.

The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) prohibits surface coal mining within the boundaries of any unit of the National Park System. SMCRA also provides the NPS with authority over permitting decisions regarding external surface coal mining.Numerous surface coal mining operations exist or are proposed near NPS units ...

THE SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT The federal SMCRA of 19779 was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter after a seven-year congressional debate, which included two vetoes by President Ford.10 The act is a complex piece of legislation that estab 6. See, e.g., the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, 42 U.S.C. §§7401-7642 (1982); the

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Long title An Act to provide for the cooperation between the Secretary of the Interior and the States with respect to the regulation of surface coal mining operations, and the acquisition and reclamation of abandoned mines, and for other purposes.

Surface mining control and reclamation act by James M. Day, 1980, Practising Law Institute edition, in English

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It was the passage of the Bituminous Open Pit mining act in 1963 that opened the door for major victories such as the Anthracite Open Pit Mining Act, Anti-subsidence Act, Amendments to strengthen the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Act, Reorganization of State Agencies under DER, and the All Surface Mining Act.

OSTI.GOV Conference: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and potential impacts on fish and wildlife

The Federal Surface Mining Control & Reclamation Act was passed requiring states to regulate surface coal mining and establishing the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to pay for the reclamation of abandoned mine lands by putting a fee on each ton of coal mined. 30 U.S.C. §§ 1201-1328, August 3, 1977, as amended 1978-1982, 1984, 1986, 1987 ...

Some excerpts from the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), passed August 3, 1977 PURPOSES [30 U.S.C. 1202] SEC. 102. It is the purpose of this Act to - (a) establish a nationwide program to protect society and the environment from the adverse effects of surface coal mining operations;

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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.

The 6-building,,square-foot 26, m2 facility, was designed by Henry N. Mining Control And Reclamation Act Smcra Mining Control And Reclamation Act Smcra - seems Published: March 2, [Click image to enlarge]. Based on past and current coal production, and funded in part by a fee collected on all coal produced in the United States, the AML grants ...

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 An unofficial OSM compilation of P.L. 95-87 and all revisions through December 31, 1993. PREFACE This document contain s Public Law 95-87, the S urface Mining Control and Recl amation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), passed August 3, 1977, and al l revisions through December 31,

This is an unofficial compilation of P.L. 95-87, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), passed August 3, 1977. It includes all revisions to SMCRA through July 6, 2012.

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) P.L. 95-87, Enacted August 3, 1977 "An Act to provide for the cooperation between the Secretary of the Interior and the States with respect to the regulation of surface coal mining operations, and the acquisition and reclamation of abandoned mines, and for other purposes."