Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Surface_Mining_Control_and_Reclamation_Act_of_1977
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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:createdFund gptkb:Abandoned_Mine_Land_Fund
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1977-08-03
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established gptkb:Office_of_Surface_Mining_Reclamation_and_Enforcement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
gptkbp:purpose reclaim abandoned mine lands
regulate environmental effects of coal mining
establish standards for surface coal mining
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:environmental_policy
coal mining
land reclamation
gptkbp:requires permits for surface coal mining
restoration of mined land
gptkbp:section gptkb:Title_IV:_Abandoned_Mine_Reclamation
gptkb:Title_V:_Control_of_the_Environmental_Impacts_of_Surface_Coal_Mining
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:SMCRA
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:title gptkb:Public_Law_95-87
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Office_of_Surface_Mining_Reclamation_and_Enforcement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5