{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-736.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 736.15","heading":"Implementation, enforcement, and maintenance of a Federal program.","body":"(a) The Director shall implement, administer, enforce, and maintain a Federal program or any revision thereto not later than 30 days after a Federal program is promulgated or revised.\n(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, the Director shall implement the procedures and criteria of a Federal program for a State for designating lands unsuitable for all or certain types of surface coal mining one year after a Federal program is made effective for a State.\n(2) When a complete or partial Federal program is promulgated because of a State's failure to implement, maintain, or enforce adequately all or a part of its State program, all applicable portions of the Federal program for the State under this part shall be effective immediately upon implementation of the Federal program.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER VII—OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER C—PERMANENT REGULATORY PROGRAMS FOR NON-FEDERAL AND NON-INDIAN LANDS","PART 736—FEDERAL PROGRAM FOR A STATE"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"b073a3c33ba91184e3fcfde644540c71b5df6c1c2c2b1807611ce203f6cbf47a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-736.14","next":"us/30-cfr-736.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}