GroundRules
25 CFR 212.5: Authority and responsibility of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM).
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 25—Indians
- CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER I—ENERGY AND MINERALS
- PART 212—LEASING OF ALLOTTED LANDS FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT
- Subpart A—General
The OSM is the regulatory authority for surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Indian lands pursuant to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). The relevant regulations for surface coal mining and reclamation operations are found in 30 CFR part 750. Those regulations apply to mining and reclamation on leases issued under this part.
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