US Code Title 30 Chapter 25 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation

Subchapter I - Statement of Findings and Policy

§ 1201 - Congressional Findings
§ 1202 - Statement of Purpose

Subchapter II - Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

§ 1211 - Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Subchapter III - State Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institutes

§ 1221 - Authorization of State Allotments to Institutes
§ 1222 - Research Funds to Institutes
§ 1223 - Funding Criteria
§ 1224 - Duties of Secretary
§ 1225 - Effect on Colleges and Universities
§ 1226 - Research
§ 1227 - Center for Cataloging
§ 1228 - Interagency Cooperation
§ 1229 - Committee on Mining and Mineral Resources Research
§ 1230 - Eligibility Criteria
§ 1230a - Strategic Resources Generic Mineral Technology Center

Subchapter IV - Abandoned Mine Reclamations

§ 1231 - Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
§ 1232 - Reclamation Fee
§ 1233 - Objectives of Fund
§ 1234 - Eligible Lands and Water
§ 1235 - State Reclamation Program
§ 1236 - Reclamation of Rural Lands
§ 1237 - Acquisition and Reclamation of Land Adversely Affected by Past Coal Mining Practices
§ 1238 - Liens
§ 1239 - Filling Voids and Sealing Tunnels
§ 1240 - Emergency Powers
§ 1240a - Certification
§ 1241 - Omitted
§ 1242 - Powers of Secretary or State
§ 1243 - Interagency Cooperation
§ 1244 - Remining Incentives

Subchapter V - Control of the Environmental Impacts of Surface Coal Mining

§ 1251 - Environmental Protection Standards
§ 1251a - Abandoned Coal Refuse Sites
§ 1252 - Initial Regulatory Procedures
§ 1253 - State Programs
§ 1254 - Federal Programs
§ 1255 - State Laws
§ 1256 - Permits
§ 1257 - Application Requirements
§ 1258 - Reclamation Plan Requirements
§ 1259 - Performance Bonds
§ 1260 - Permit Approval or Denial
§ 1261 - Revision of Permits
§ 1262 - Coal Exploration Permits
§ 1263 - Public Notice and Public Hearings
§ 1264 - Decisions of Regulatory Authority and Appeals
§ 1265 - Environmental Protection Performance Standards
§ 1266 - Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining Operations
§ 1267 - Inspections and Monitoring
§ 1268 - Penalties
§ 1269 - Release of Performance Bonds or Deposits
§ 1270 - Citizens Suits
§ 1271 - Enforcement
§ 1272 - Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining
§ 1273 - Federal Lands
§ 1274 - Public Agencies, Public Utilities, and Public Corporations
§ 1275 - Review by Secretary
§ 1276 - Judicial Review
§ 1277 - Special Bituminous Coal Mines
§ 1278 - Surface Mining Operations Not Subject to This Chapter
§ 1279 - Anthracite Coal Mines

Subchapter VI - Designation of Lands Unsuitable for Noncoal Mining

§ 1281 - Designation Procedures

Subchapter VII - Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 1291 - Definitions
§ 1292 - Other Federal Laws
§ 1293 - Employee Protection
§ 1294 - Penalty
§ 1295 - Grants to States
§ 1296 - Annual Report to President and Congress
§ 1297 - Separability
§ 1298 - Alaskan Surface Coal Mine Study
§ 1299 - Study of Reclamation Standards for Surface Mining of Other Minerals
§ 1300 - Indian Lands
§ 1301 - Environmental Practices
§ 1302 - Authorization of Appropriations
§ 1303 - Coordination of Regulatory and Inspection Activities
§ 1304 - Surface Owner Protection
§ 1305 - Federal Lessee Protection
§ 1306 - Effect on Rights of Owner of Coal in Alaska to Conduct Surface Mining Operations
§ 1307 - Water Rights and Replacement
§ 1308 - Advance Appropriations
§ 1308a - Use of Civil Penalty Funds to Reclaim Lands
§ 1309 - Certification and Training of Blasters
§ 1309a - Subsidence
§ 1309b - Research

Subchapter VIII - University Coal Research Laboratories

§ 1311 - Establishment of University Coal Research Laboratories
§ 1312 - Financial Assistance
§ 1313 - Limitation on Payments
§ 1314 - Payments; Federal Share of Operating Expenses
§ 1315 - Advisory Council on Coal Research
§ 1316 - Authorization of Appropriations

Subchapter IX - Energy Resource Graduate Fellowships

§ 1321 - Fellowship Awards
§ 1322 - Fellowship Recipients
§ 1323 - Distribution of Fellowships
§ 1324 - Stipends and Allowances
§ 1325 - Limitation on Fellowships
§ 1326 - Fellowship Conditions
§ 1327 - Authorization of Appropriations
§ 1328 - Research, Development Projects, Etc., Relating to Alternative Coal Mining Technologies

Last modified: October 26, 2015