Surface Mining: Issues Associated With Indian Assumption of Regulatory Authority

RCED-86-155 Published: May 30, 1986. Publicly Released: May 30, 1986.

Highlights

In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed issues concerning the regulation of surface coal mining on Indian lands, focusing on: (1) the Indian assumption of regulatory authority over surface coal-mining operations; and (2) the Department of the Interior's proposal to reallocate the abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation funds currently set aside for Indian tribes.

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Natural Resources and Environment

Coal miningFunds managementIndian affairs legislationIndian landsMining legislationSurface mining land reclamationCoalMiningMiningCoal resources