Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73
§1308a Use of civil penalty funds to reclaim lands
Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 1308a
Summary
Beginning FY2009, the Interior Secretary can use civil-penalty money to reclaim land damaged by coal mining after Aug 3, 1977; the funds stay available until spent.
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Title 30, §1308a
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In fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to regulations, may use directly or through grants to States, moneys collected for civil penalties assessed under section 1268 of this title, to reclaim lands adversely affected by coal mining practices after August 3, 1977, to remain available until expended.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, and also as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, and not as part of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 which comprises this chapter.
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30 U.S.C. § 1308a
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73