Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/30/1253?qt-us_code_tabs=2
Timestamp: 2014-07-25 23:39:42
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1253', '§ 1253', '§ 1253', 'art 715', 'art 717', 'art 730', 'art 733', 'art 735', 'art 755', 'art 810', 'art 820', 'art 824', 'art 828', 'art 840', 'art 900', 'art 902', 'art 904', 'art 918', 'art 925', 'art 934', 'art 936', 'art 943', 'art 948']

30 U.S. Code § 1253 - State programs | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 30 › Chapter 25 › Subchapter V › § 1253 30 U.S. Code § 1253 - State programs
Regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations; submittal to Secretary; time limit; demonstration of effectiveness Each State in which there are or may be conducted surface coal mining operations on non-Federal lands, and which wishes to assume exclusive jurisdiction over the regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations, except as provided in sections 1271 and 1273 of this title and subchapter IV of this chapter, shall submit to the Secretary, by the end of the eighteenth-month [1]
Approval of program The Secretary shall not approve any State program submitted under this section until he has—
Notice of disapproval If the Secretary disapproves any proposed State program in whole or in part, he shall notify the State in writing of his decision and set forth in detail the reasons therefor. The State shall have sixty days in which to resubmit a revised State program or portion thereof. The Secretary shall approve or disapprove the resubmitted State program or portion thereof within sixty days from the date of resubmission.
Inability of State to take action For the purposes of this section and section 1254 of this title, the inability of a State to take any action the purpose of which is to prepare, submit or enforce a State program, or any portion thereof, because the action is enjoined by the issuance of an injunction by any court of competent jurisdiction shall not result in a loss of eligibility for financial assistance under subchapters IV and VII of this chapter or in the imposition of a Federal program. Regulation of the surface coal mining and reclamation operations covered or to be covered by the State program subject to the injunction shall be conducted by the State pursuant to section 1252 of this title, until such time as the injunction terminates or for one year, whichever is shorter, at which time the requirements of this section and section 1254 of this title shall again be fully applicable.
This is a list of parts within the Code of Federal Regulations for which this US Code section provides rulemaking authority.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.30 CFR - Mineral Resources30 CFR Part 715 - GENERAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS30 CFR Part 717 - UNDERGROUND MINING GENERAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS30 CFR Part 730 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS30 CFR Part 733 - MAINTENANCE OF STATE PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES FOR SUBSTITUTING FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT OF STATE PROGRAMS AND WITHDRAWING APPROVAL OF STATE PROGRAMS30 CFR Part 735 - GRANTS FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT30 CFR Part 755 - TRIBAL-FEDERAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS30 CFR Part 810 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS—GENERAL PROVISIONS30 CFR Part 820 - SPECIAL PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS—ANTHRACITE MINES IN PENNSYLVANIA30 CFR Part 824 - SPECIAL PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS—MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL30 CFR Part 828 - SPECIAL PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS—IN SITU PROCESSING30 CFR Part 840 - STATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY: INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT30 CFR Part 900 - INTRODUCTION30 CFR Part 902 - ALASKA30 CFR Part 904 - ARKANSAS30 CFR Part 918 - LOUISIANA30 CFR Part 925 - MISSOURI30 CFR Part 934 - NORTH DAKOTA30 CFR Part 936 - OKLAHOMA30 CFR Part 943 - TEXAS30 CFR Part 948 - WEST VIRGINIA