Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

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United States federal law environmental law mining law

The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 is a U.S. federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining and mandates the restoration of mined lands.

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Surface form	Occurrences
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	1
Regulatory Program for active surface coal mining	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ environmental law ⓘ mining law ⓘ
abbreviationOfAgency	OSMRE ⓘ
administeredBy	Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ⓘ United States Department of the Interior ⓘ
aimsTo	assure that surface coal mining operations are conducted in an environmentally sound manner ⓘ balance environmental protection with the nation’s need for coal as an energy source ⓘ promote reclamation of mined areas left without adequate reclamation prior to the Act ⓘ protect society and the environment from adverse effects of surface coal mining operations ⓘ
allows	state primacy in regulating surface coal mining if state programs meet federal standards ⓘ
appliesTo	coal mining on federal lands ⓘ coal mining on non-federal lands ⓘ
contains	inspection and enforcement provisions ⓘ penalties for violations of mining and reclamation standards ⓘ provisions for citizen suits ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createsProgram	Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ⓘ surface form: Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program
enactedBy	95th Congress ⓘ surface form: 95th United States Congress
establishes	Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ⓘ federal minimum environmental performance standards for coal mining ⓘ
fundedBy	fees on coal production ⓘ
historicalContext	enacted in response to environmental damage from unregulated surface coal mining ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalCitation	30 U.S.C. § 1201 et seq. ⓘ
primaryPurpose	establish standards for surface coal mining operations ⓘ mandate restoration of mined lands ⓘ regulate environmental effects of coal mining in the United States ⓘ
providesFor	federal enforcement where states do not have approved programs ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 95-87 ⓘ
regulates	surface coal mining ⓘ surface effects of underground coal mining ⓘ
relatedTo	United States environmental policy ⓘ General Mining Act of 1872 for certain minerals on federal lands ⓘ surface form: United States mining law
requires	control of erosion and sedimentation ⓘ performance bonds for mine reclamation ⓘ permits for surface coal mining operations ⓘ protection of water quality ⓘ reclamation of mined land to beneficial use ⓘ restoration of approximate original contour of mined land ⓘ revegetation of disturbed areas ⓘ
sector	coal industry ⓘ
shortName	SMCRA ⓘ
signedBy	Jimmy Carter ⓘ
signingDate	1977-08-03 ⓘ
subjectOf	coal mining regulation ⓘ land reclamation ⓘ
title	Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

OSMRE → legalBasis → Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ⓘ

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement → legalBasis → Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ⓘ

OSMRE → overseesProgram → Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Regulatory Program for active surface coal mining

95th Congress → passedLegislation → Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ⓘ

subject surface form: 95th United States Congress

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 → title → Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 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