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30 U.S.C. 1211: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Created in 1977 by Public Law 95-87. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 30 U.S.C. 1300.

10 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior (6), Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior (2), Department of the Interior (1), Office of the Secretary of the Interior (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1980Pub. L. 96-511

1978Pub. L. 95-240

1977Pub. L. 95-87created it

30 U.S.C. 1211Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

(a)Establishment

(b)Appointment, compensation, duties, etc., of Director; employees

(c)Duties of Secretary

(d)Restriction on use of Federal coal mine health and safety inspectors

(e)Repealed. Pub. L. 96–511, §4(b), Dec. 11, 1980, 94 Stat. 2826

(f)Conflict of interest; penalties; rules and regulations; report to Congress

(g)Petition for issuance, amendment, or repeal of rule; filing; hearing or investigation; notice of denial

This CongressBills that change it or would

None we track

past change
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proposed

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

1980

Pub. L. 96–511 struck subsec. (e) which provided for consideration of Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement as an independent Federal regulatory agency. See section 3502(10) of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents. · (e)

1978

Pub. L. 95–240 substituted "V" for "IV". · (b)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.