30 CFR 816.95
§ 816.95 Stabilization of surface areas.
United States · 30 CFR — Mineral Resources · Status: effective
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- 30 CFR 816.95, § 816.95 Stabilization of surface areas, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/136580
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(a) All exposed surface areas shall be protected and stabilized to effectively control erosion and air pollution attendant to erosion.
(b) Rills and gullies, which form in areas that have been regraded and topsoiled and which either (1) disrupt the approved postmining land use or the reestablishment of the vegetative cover, or (2) cause or contribute to a violation of water quality standards for receiving streams shall be filled, regraded, or otherwise stabilized; topsoil shall be replaced; and the areas shall be reseeded or replanted.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.