Surface mining: State management of abandoned mine land funds

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6133019

The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 promotes the reclamation of areas severely damaged in the past by coal mining operations. GAO reviewed the reclamation programs in Colorado, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Wyoming and found that they implemented financial control procedures and practices to ensure that the expenditures of reclamation funds are proper. Only one state, however, is complying with all related grant payment, audit, and inventory requirements. The states are generally reclaiming eligible, high priority projects as required under the act and are managing their reclamation projects in compliance with federal requirements.

• Research Organization: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6133019
• Report Number(s): GAO/RCED-87-57
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
LAND RECLAMATION
FINANCING
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
SURFACE MINING
REGULATIONS
ABANDONED SITES
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
AUDITS
COAL MINING
COLORADO
COMPLIANCE
INVENTORIES
KENTUCKY
LAND USE
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
PENNSYLVANIA
REVIEWS
STATE GOVERNMENT
SURFACE MINING ACTS
US GAO
WEST VIRGINIA
WYOMING
DOCUMENT TYPES
FEDERAL REGION III
FEDERAL REGION IV
FEDERAL REGION VIII
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MINING
MINING LAWS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
US ORGANIZATIONS
USA
010900* - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Environmental Aspects
290400 - Energy Planning & Policy- Energy Resources
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