Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: A Utah perspective

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Policy Studies Review; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1989.tb01030.x· OSTI ID:6689808

Nielson, D

The authority to regulate the coal industry at the state level, under state statute and rules, the importance of the coal industry to the state, the importance of an environmentally sound regulatory program, and the benefit of a state-managed abandoned mine reclamation program, in short the ability of the state to manage its own natural resources, make state primacy a necessity, not an option. Implementation of SMCRA cannot be measured in the myriad of oversight statistics. Effectiveness means cost-effective, timely reclamation of abandoned sites; consistent, workable rules and regulatory practices; responsive program management; and compliance which is internalized in the mine's operations.

• OSTI ID: 6689808
• Journal Information: Policy Studies Review; (USA), Vol. 9:1; ISSN 0278-4416
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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