Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

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United States federal agency government regulatory agency

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is a U.S. federal agency responsible for regulating coal mining and overseeing the restoration of abandoned mine lands to protect the environment and public health.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal agency → government regulatory agency →
abbreviation	OSMRE →
administers	Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement → surface form: "Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program" federal regulatory program for surface coal mining in non-primacy states →
appliesToJurisdiction	coal mining on U.S. federal and tribal lands → surface coal mining in participating states →
cooperatesWith	Native American tribes → other federal agencies → state regulatory authorities →
country	United States of America →
employer	federal civil service employees →
focusesOn	mitigation of mine subsidence and mine fires → reclamation of abandoned coal mines → restoration of land and water resources impacted by mining →
formerlyKnownAs	Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement → surface form: "Office of Surface Mining"
foundedBy	United States Congress →
goal	protection of public health and safety from coal mining impacts → protection of the environment from adverse effects of coal mining →
hasMission	to address hazards from abandoned mine lands → to ensure coal mining is conducted in an environmentally responsible manner → to protect society and the environment from the adverse effects of surface coal mining operations → to reclaim lands and waters degraded by mining →
hasOfficeIn	Alton, Illinois → Denver, Colorado, United States → surface form: "Denver, Colorado" Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
inception	1977 →
jurisdiction	United States government → surface form: "United States federal government"
legalBasis	Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia →
mainRegulatoryArea	reclamation of mined lands → surface coal mining →
oversees	implementation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act → state abandoned mine land reclamation programs → state regulatory programs for surface coal mining →
parentOrganization	United States Department of the Interior →
partOf	United States Department of the Interior →
regulates	surface coal mining operations in states without approved programs → surface coal mining operations on federal lands → surface coal mining operations on tribal lands →
responsibleFor	distribution of abandoned mine land grants to states and tribes → enforcement of environmental performance standards for coal mining → oversight of state enforcement of coal mining laws → review and approval of state coal regulatory programs →
sector	energy and natural resources → environmental regulation →
usesFundingFrom	fees on coal production for abandoned mine land reclamation →
website	https://www.osmre.gov →

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

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 → administeredBy → Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement →

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement → administers → Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement →

this entity surface form: "Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program"

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 → createsProgram → Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement →

this entity surface form: "Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program"

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 → establishes → Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement →

OSMRE → formerlyKnownAs → Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement →

this entity surface form: "Office of Surface Mining"

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement → formerlyKnownAs → Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement →

this entity surface form: "Office of Surface Mining"

OSMRE → fullName → Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement →

United States Department of the Interior → hasPart → Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement →

Department of the Interior headquarters → hasTenant → Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement →

DOI → oversees → Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement →

subject surface form: "United States Department of the Interior"

USDOI → oversees → Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement →

subject surface form: "United States Department of the Interior"

OSMRE → overseesProgram → Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement →

this entity surface form: "Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program"