Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102
§1308a Use of Civil Penalty Funds to Reclaim Lands
Title 30 › CHAPTER 25 — SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › SUBCHAPTER VII — ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 1308a
Summary
Starting in fiscal year 2009 and after, the Secretary of the Interior can use money from civil penalties collected under section 1268. The Secretary can spend the money directly or give it to States as grants under rules the Secretary sets. The money must be used to restore lands hurt by coal mining after August 3, 1977, and the funds stay available until they are all spent.
Full Legal Text
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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102