Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73not60

§1295 Grants to States

Title 30 › Chapter 25— SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter VII— ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 1295

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can give yearly grants to any State to help it create, run, and enforce State programs under this chapter. Grants can pay up to 80 percent of costs in the first year, 60 percent in the second year, and 50 percent each year after. If a State chooses under section 1273(d) to regulate surface coal mining on Federal lands, the Secretary may increase the grant by an amount roughly equal to what the Federal Government would have spent. The Secretary can also provide technical help and training, supply needed materials, and help States keep an ongoing inventory of information about surface coal mining and reclamation. Federal agencies must share relevant data to support this work.

Full Legal Text

Title 30, §1295

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(a)The Secretary is authorized to make annual grants to any State for the purpose of assisting such State in developing, administering, and enforcing State programs under this chapter. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, such grants shall not exceed 80 per centum of the total costs incurred during the first year, 60 per centum of total costs incurred during the second year, and 50 per centum of the total costs incurred during each year thereafter.

(b)The Secretary is authorized to cooperate with and provide assistance to any State for the purpose of assisting it in the development, administration, and enforcement of its State programs. Such cooperation and assistance shall include—

(1)technical assistance and training including provision of necessary curricular and instruction materials, in the development, administration, and enforcement of the State programs; and

(2)assistance in preparing and maintaining a continuing inventory of information on surface coal mining and reclamation operations for each State for the purposes of evaluating the effectiveness of the State programs. Such assistance shall include all Federal departments and agencies making available data relevant to surface coal mining and reclamation operations and to the development, administration, and enforcement of State programs concerning such operations.

(c)If, in accordance with section 1273(d) of this title, a State elects to regulate surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands, the Secretary may increase the amount of the annual grants under subsection (a) of this section by an amount which he determines is approximately equal to the amount the Federal Government would have expended for such regulation if the State had not made such election.

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Citation

30 U.S.C. § 1295

Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60