Surface Mining Reclamation Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Surface Mining Reclamation Act - Title I: Findings, Purposes, and Definitions - Sets forth the findings of Congress and the Act's purpose. Sets forth definitions of the terms used in this Act. Title II: Existing and Prospective Surface Mining and Reclamation Operations - Provides that within six months after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Interior shall develop and publish in the Federal Register regulations covering surface mining and reclamation operations for coal, and shall set forth in reasonable detail those actions which a State must take to develop a State program and otherwise meet the requirements of this Act. States that within eighteen months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in accordance with the purposes and requirements of this Act and procedures set forth in this section, shall develop and publish in the Federal Register proposed regulations covering surface mining and reclamation operations for other minerals, and shall set forth in reasonable detail those actions which a State must take to develop a State program and otherwise meet the requirements of this Act. States that in order to insure consistency with the purposes of …