Zasoby i środowisko · 27.09.1994

Utah Regulatory Program and Abandoned Mine Plan

OSM is approving, with certain exceptions and additional requirements, a proposed amendment to the Utah regulatory program and abandoned mine plan (hereinafter, the ``Utah program'' and Utah plan'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Utah proposed revisions to the Utah Coal Mining and Reclamation Act pertaining to hearings and appeals, civil and criminal penalties, recovery of costs for reclaimed abandoned mine land, liens against reclaimed abandoned mine lands, and certification of completion of abandoned coal mine reclamation. The amendment is intended to incorporate the additional flexibility afforded by SMCRA, clarify ambiguities, and improve operational efficiency.