30 CFR 816.100
§ 816.100 Contemporaneous reclamation.
United States · 30 CFR — Mineral Resources · Status: effective
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- 30 CFR 816.100, § 816.100 Contemporaneous reclamation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/136583
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Reclamation efforts, including but not limited to backfilling, grading, topsoil replacement, and revegetation, on all land that is disturbed by surface mining activities shall occur as contemporaneously as practicable with mining operations, except when such mining operations are conducted in accordance with a variance for concurrent surface and underground mining activities issued under § 785.18 of this chapter.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.