§861 Mandatory safety standards for underground mines

Summary

Make the rules in sections 862 through 878 the temporary required safety standards for all underground coal mines until the Secretary makes better mandatory standards under section 811. These interim rules must be enforced the same way as standards made under section 811, and any enforcement orders can be reviewed under subchapter I. Require the Secretary of the Interior, working with the Secretary, to immediately start studies, investigations, and research to improve and create stronger standards to better protect miners. The work must focus on electrical and cable hazards, roof control, methane drainage ahead of mining, better ways to measure methane and other explosive gases and oxygen, and safer underground equipment and power systems.