Rights of surface owners over Federally reserved coal as defined by Federal surface-mining legislation

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Public Land Resour. Law Dig.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5622876

Gallinger, J ^[1]; Arnott, S

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1. Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole and Dietrich, Billings, MT

Congress' attempt to resolve the conflict between persons affected by Federal coal under their land and the public's right to mine that coal may have created new problems by passing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. This article reviews the background and legislative history of the Act and the problems that developed from its implementation in the areas of consent validity and revocability and in the definitions and qualifications of surface ownership. (DCK)

• OSTI ID: 5622876
• Journal Information: Public Land Resour. Law Dig.; (United States), Journal Name: Public Land Resour. Law Dig.; (United States) Vol. 18:2; ISSN PRLDD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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IMPLEMENTATION
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