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30 U.S.C. 1256: Permits

Created in 1977 by Public Law 95-87. Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 30 U.S.C. 1232.

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

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    Unchanged since Public Law 95-87 (Aug 3, 1977).

    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.