1. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
National Act
Draft Year: 1977
Amendment Years: The Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 1990 amended it
By Lauren Holmes
Period 3
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2. The Function and Environmental Issues Affected
Regulated mining activity, rehabilitated abandoned mines, and protected society and the environment from the adverse effects of mining operations.
The SMCRA directed owners of coal mines to contribute bonds for land rehabilitation and environmental damages caused by mining activities.
Affects mining in the USA

3. Group Responsible for Regulation and Enforcement
Office of Surface Mining, an agency within the Department of the Interior, to promulgate regulations, to fund state regulatory and reclamation efforts, and to ensure consistency among state regulatory programs