Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Surface_Mining_Control_and_Reclamation_Act
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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SMCRA
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Office_of_Surface_Mining_Reclamation_and_Enforcement
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:citation gptkb:30_U.S.C._§_1201_et_seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1977-08-03
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:Abandoned_Mine_Land_Fund
standards for environmental protection in mining
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_95-87
gptkbp:purpose reclaim abandoned mine lands
regulate environmental effects of coal mining
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:environmental_policy
coal mining
land reclamation
gptkbp:requires permits for surface coal mining
gptkbp:section gptkb:Title_IV_(Abandoned_Mine_Land_Reclamation)
gptkb:Title_V_(Regulation_of_Active_Mines)
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:title gptkb:Surface_Mining_Control_and_Reclamation_Act_of_1977
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Department_of_the_Interior
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5