Coal Mine Surface Area Protection Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Coal Mine Surface Area Protection Act - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to encourage a nationwide effort to regulate coal mining surface operations to prevent their adverse environmental effects; to return lands already damaged by coal mining surface operations to productive and useful purposes; to abate the adverse effects from previously coal mined lands; to prevent further detriment to the Nation from coal mining surface operations through the establishment of criteria and standards for coal mined lands; and to encourage the States to carry out programs for these purposes. Sets forth definitions of terms used in this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) make investigations or inspections necessary to insure compliance with this Act and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto; (2) conduct hearings; (3) where public health or safety is involved, or the health or safety of the employee is involved, issue a cease-and-desist order for any operation; (4) order the revocation of any permit for failure to comply with any of the provisions of this Act or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto; (5) appoint such advisory committees as may b…