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30 U.S.C. § 1251

Environmental protection standards

United States · Title 30 — MINERAL LANDS AND MINING · Status: effective

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30 U.S.C. § 1251, Environmental protection standards, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467199
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Not later than the end of the ninety-day period immediately following August 3, 1977, the Secretary shall promulgate and publish in the Federal Register regulations covering an interim regulatory procedure for surface coal mining and reclamation operations setting mining and reclamation performance standards based on and incorporating the provisions set out in section 1252(c) of this title. The issuance of the interim regulations shall be deemed not to be a major Federal action within the meaning of section 4332(2)(c) 11 So in original. Probably should be “4332(2)(C)”. of title 42. Such regulations, which shall be concise and written in plain, understandable language shall not be promulgated and published by the Secretary until he has—

Legislative history

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 95-87(H.R. 2)1977-08-03
    Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally