Environmental Science
8 years ago

Landmark legal decisions shape Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.

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Natural resources & environment
Setting the course for the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
Robert E. Beck

Paper Summary

The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 aims to restore land after mining to its previous state. It sets up a program funded by a tax on coal to reclaim abandoned mined land. Legal decisions have tried to limit the federal role in this Act through the Commerce Clause, the Tenth Amendment, and statutory interpretation.

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