The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 in Oklahoma: State and federal cohabitation

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Policy Studies Review; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1989.tb01029.x· OSTI ID:6689814

Vestal, T M

The enforcement of the SMCRA in Oklahoma has led to improvements and transformations in the coal industry, state and federal regulatory agencies and the public. The catalyst for these changes was the federal takeover of inspection and enforcement of the SMCRA in Oklahoma with the state carrying on all other mining regulatory activities from 1984 through 1987. This pattern of cohabitation differed from that in Tennessee where OSM took over all enforcement of the SMCRA or that in states that enter into cooperative agreements to provide state regulation of coal mining on federal lands within the state. Cohabitation in Oklahoma produced a new, more positive attitude toward cooperative federalism by both federal and state regulatory bodies that might serve as a model for other states, with OSM maintaining state agency support for policy objectives while allowing the state reasonable decisional discretion.

• OSTI ID: 6689814
• Journal Information: Policy Studies Review; (USA), Journal Name: Policy Studies Review; (USA) Vol. 9:1; ISSN PSRWD; ISSN 0278-4416
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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