Regulation of Surface Mining: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on the Environment and Subcommittee on Mines and Mining of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-third Congress, First Session on H.R. 3 and Related Bills ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1973 - 1700 pages |
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... materials removed or excavated for the purpose of 12 exposing a coal seam as may be necessary in order to surface 13 ... material . 20 22 ( d ) The term “ area of land affected " means the land 21 from which coal is removed by surface ...
... materials removed or excavated for the purpose of 12 exposing a coal seam as may be necessary in order to surface 13 ... material . 20 22 ( d ) The term “ area of land affected " means the land 21 from which coal is removed by surface ...
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... materials from surrounding areas ; and ( 3 ) preserve the top soil for use together with the best available other soil material suit- able for support of vegetation to cover spoil material ; ( f ) provisions to insure that no part of ...
... materials from surrounding areas ; and ( 3 ) preserve the top soil for use together with the best available other soil material suit- able for support of vegetation to cover spoil material ; ( f ) provisions to insure that no part of ...
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... material , roof coal , pyritic shale , or material determined by the Secretary to be acid - producing , toxic , or creating a fire hazard or serious thermal problem . The operator shall remove or bury any metal , lumber , equipment , or ...
... material , roof coal , pyritic shale , or material determined by the Secretary to be acid - producing , toxic , or creating a fire hazard or serious thermal problem . The operator shall remove or bury any metal , lumber , equipment , or ...
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... material shall be placed so that they will not ignite . ( b ) The purpose of this section is to restore the area of ... material of any type outside the area of land which is under 37 1 permit , nor place any material in such 37.
... material shall be placed so that they will not ignite . ( b ) The purpose of this section is to restore the area of ... material of any type outside the area of land which is under 37 1 permit , nor place any material in such 37.
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... material in such a way that the normal 2 erosion or slides brought about by natural physical causes 3 will permit the material to go outside the area of land which 4 is under permit . This prohibition includes the deposit of 5 material ...
... material in such a way that the normal 2 erosion or slides brought about by natural physical causes 3 will permit the material to go outside the area of land which 4 is under permit . This prohibition includes the deposit of 5 material ...
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acid acre Administrator agency amount appropriate approved area of affected area of land backfilling bill bond centum certificates of deposit Chairman coal mining operation coal mining surface coal seam committee conducted cost court culm banks DELLENBACK deposit determined director drainage enforce environmental Federal program filed Fund HECHLER insure interest Interior issued pursuant land affected Lands Reclamation legislation material ment mined areas minerals mining and reclamation mining surface operations MINK Morris K notice notify officer overburden owner permit application permit or license person prior promulgation provisions public hearing purpose pursuant thereto reclaimed land reclamation operations reclamation plan regulation of surface regulatory authority release request requirements revocation revoked Secretary soil strip mining submit subsection surety bonds surface coal mining surface mining operations thereof thirty days tion U.S. Steel UDALL underground mining United United States Code violation water pollution West Virginia WHITAKER
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Page 782 - Each lease shall contain provisions for the purpose of insuring the exercise of reasonable diligence, skill, and care in the operation of said property...
Page 459 - Federal license or permit to conduct an activity affecting land or water uses in the coastal zone of that state shall provide in the application to the licensing or permitting agency a certification that the proposed activity complies with the state's approved program and that such activity will be conducted in a manner consistent with the program.
Page 286 - ... any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of such term; and (2) the terms of office of the members first taking office after the date of the enactment of this Act...
Page 184 - All money paid a State under this section shall be used solely for the purposes for which it is paid ; and any money so paid which is not used...
Page 277 - SEC. 14. (a) The Commission may investigate any facts, conditions, practices, or matters which it may find necessary or proper in order to determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate any provision of this Act or any rule, regulation, or order thereunder...
Page 266 - Secretary shall call a public hearing, to be held in or near one or more of the places where the discharge or discharges causing or contributing to such pollution originated, before a hearing board of five or more persons appointed by the Secretary.
Page 463 - Commerce is authorized to incur such other expenses as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, including but not limited to...
Page 167 - Federal land manager may issue subpenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of relevant papers, books, and documents, and administer oaths.
Page 674 - ... award is appropriate. The court may, if a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction is sought, require the filing of a bond or equivalent security in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Page 101 - ... for the release of all or part of a performance bond or deposit. Within thirty days after any application for bond or deposit release has been filed with the regulatory authority, the operator shall submit a copy of an advertisement placed at least once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the surface coal mining operation.