legislation: 98-hr-4860
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| 98-hr-4860 | 98 | hr | 4860 | Indian Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1984 | Energy | 1984-02-09 | 1984-02-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | Indian Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1984 - Title I: Statement of Findings and Policy - Declares the findings and purposes of this Act. Title II: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement - Delineates the authority and duties of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement which shall be deemed to extend to Indian lands and tribes. Title III: Tribal Mining and Mineral Resources and Research Institutes - Makes Indian tribes eligible to participate as States in the Mining and Mineral Resources and Research Institutes program, on the condition that full Federal funding may be available for the establishment of tribal institutes which train members in disciplines related to the regulation of surface mining and reclamation operations. Requires the Advisory Committee on Mining and Mineral Research to include at least one representative of coal-owning Indian tribes. Title IV: Abandoned Mine Reclamation - Establishes in the Treasury the Tribal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Outlines the procedure for collection and expenditure of funds used to implement the tribal reclamation program. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the regulations covering tribal reclamation plans. Title V: Control of the Environmental Impacts of Surface Coal Mining - Directs the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register, within six months of enactment, the Federal regulatory procedure and performance standards for surface coal mining and reclamation operations. Presents criteria to be met by tribal programs seeking full or partial regulatory authority over surface coal-mining operations and reclamations. Imposes a Federal regulatory program for all aspects of the regulation of surface mining operations that have not been assumed by an approved tribal regulatory program. Requires the Secretary to continue Federal enforcement of the part of a tribal regulatory program that is not being enforced by a tribe. Sets forth procedures for issuance of mining permits under tribal and Federal regulatory programs. Directs the Secretary to implement a program to compensate tribes for the fair market value of coal that is precluded from being mined under specified law. Applies specified environmental protection performance standards to Indian lands. Requires tribal regulatory programs to incorporate enforcement procedures and penalties that are at least as stringent as Federal regulatory programs. Grants enforcement authority to approved tribal programs regulating surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Indian lands. Sets forth standards under which a tribe may designate Indian lands unsuitable for surface coal or noncoal mining operations. Provides for administrative and judicial review of tribal regulatory action. Title VI: Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets procedural guidelines for the leasing of Federal coal deposits located under land owned by non-Federal entities, including Indian tribes. Provides for energy resource fellowships to 200 American Indian students. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to the President and the Congress regarding activities under this Act. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-29T17:39:19Z |