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The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) is the primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the United States. SMCRA created two programs: one for regulating active coal mines and a second for reclaiming abandoned mine lands.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) (/ ˈ ɛ m ʃ ə /) is a large agency of the United States Department of Labor which administers the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) to enforce compliance with mandatory safety and health standards as a means to eliminate fatal accidents, to reduce the frequency and severity of nonfatal accidents, to ...
The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) is the primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the United States. It established permitting guidelines for existing and future coal mines as well as a trust fund to finance the reclamation of abandoned mines .
Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on January 14, 1983 The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act ( AWPA or MSPA ) ( public law 97-470 ) (January 14, 1983), codified at 29 U.S.C. §§ 1801-1872, is the main federal law that protects farm workers in the United States and repealed and replaced the Farm Labor Contractor ...
An Act to promote safety and health in the mining industry, to prevent recurring disasters in the mining industry, and for other purposes. Acronyms (colloquial) FMSHA, MSHA: Nicknames: Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act: Enacted by: the 95th United States Congress: Effective: March 9, 1978: Citations; Public law: 95-164: Statutes at ...
1972 – Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-500). Major rewrite. 1972 – Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (amended by Food Quality Protection Act of 1996) 1972 – Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972; 1973 – Endangered Species Act (amended 1978, 1982)
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 requires federal agencies to conduct an environmental assessment for all major actions potentially affecting the environment. If the assessment determines that the federal action may significantly alter the environment, then an environmental impact statement (EIS) is required. [26] [27]
The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 30 U.S.C. § 181 et seq. is a United States federal law that authorizes and governs leasing of public lands for developing deposits of coal, petroleum, natural gas and other hydrocarbons, in addition to phosphates, sodium, sulfur, and potassium in the United States.