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Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Karlin Bergum. National/International: National Only Amendment Years: 2006; the authority to collect fees was withdrawn 2012; a limit of $15,000,000 was set on the annual payments to a state

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Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

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  1. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 KarlinBergum

  2. National/International: National Only Amendment Years: 2006; the authority to collect fees was withdrawn 2012; a limit of $15,000,000 was set on the annual payments to a state Agency/Group Responsible: The Federal Government oversees the execution of this Act, but, if states create and enforce their own regulations on surface mining that are on the same level or more strict than this Act and have a regulatory agency specifically for the enforcing of their regulations then the states enforce the surface mining laws on their own. In the states that don’t have their own regulations and on Federal lands, the Office of Surface Mining oversees the execution and enforcement of this Act. Function: Regulates; The standards of performance of a mine during mine operation The permits given to mine a site The bonds given for successful site reclamation The inspection and enforcement of mines in operation Land Restrictions and allows citizens oppose potential mine sites Environmental Issues Affected: This Act helped lessen the amount of ignite coal fires in and around mines, lessens acid mine drainage and improving the air quality of the area in and around the mine as well as lessening the overall strains on the environment

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