Strip Mine Control Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Strip Mine Control Act - Provides that no person shall engage in or carry out any activity with respect to the extraction of minerals from a surface mine subject to the provisions of this Act by strip mining methods, unless such person has first obtained a permit from the Secretary of the Interior. Provides that the application for such permit shall include a description and location of the land upon which the applicant proposes to engage in strip mining operations; the consent of the owner to reclamation within five years of the end of such operations; the name and address of the owners of all surface areas within five hundred feet of any part of the proposed area of affected land; a statement of the number, if any, of other permits held by the applicant; the name and address of every officer, partner, director, or person performing a function similar to a director, of the applicant; a statement as to whether the applicant or an associate has ever had a permit revoked; and a complete plan of reclamation for the area of land to be affected. Provides that the Secretary may deny such permit on a finding that the requirements of this Act, or standards and regulations adopted thereunde…