Public Law 95-87

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Public Law 95-87 is the formal designation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, a key U.S. federal law regulating environmental impacts of coal mining and requiring land reclamation.

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Pub.L. 95-87 1
Public Law 95-87 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
mining law ⓘ
administeredBy Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ⓘ
aimsTo assure that surface mining is conducted in an environmentally responsible manner ⓘ
protect society and the environment from adverse effects of surface coal mining operations ⓘ
reclaim land damaged by surface coal mining ⓘ
allows states to develop their own surface mining regulatory programs ⓘ
alsoKnownAs SMCRA ⓘ
authorizes federal oversight of state surface mining regulatory programs ⓘ
codifiedAs 30 U.S.C. § 1201 et seq. ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
creates Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ⓘ
enactedBy 95th United States Congress ⓘ
establishes Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund ⓘ
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ⓘ
funds reclamation of abandoned coal mine lands ⓘ
hasAbbreviation SMCRA ⓘ
hasTitle Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ⓘ
imposes performance standards for surface coal mining ⓘ
legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
partOf United States environmental regulatory framework ⓘ
placedIn Title 30 of the United States Code ⓘ
providesFor federal program implementation where states do not have approved programs ⓘ
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 95-87 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 95-87
regulates environmental impacts of coal mining ⓘ
surface coal mining operations ⓘ
relatedTo Clean Air Act ⓘ
Clean Water Act ⓘ
National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ
requires permits for surface coal mining operations ⓘ
protection of water quality affected by mining ⓘ
reclamation of mined land ⓘ
restoration of approximate original contour of mined land ⓘ
revegetation of disturbed areas ⓘ
sector coal mining ⓘ
signedBy Jimmy Carter ⓘ
signingDate 1977-08-03 ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 91 Stat. 445 ⓘ
subjectMatter abandoned mine lands ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
land reclamation ⓘ
surface mining control ⓘ
topic coal mine regulation ⓘ
mine land reclamation ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 1977 ⓘ

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Public Law 95-87 → publicLawNumber → Pub.L. 95-87 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 95-87