§571 — Title 30 Mineral Lands and Mining | U.S. Code

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Control and drainage of water in anthracite coal formations must be done to save fuel, protect public health and safety, and strengthen national security. Large amounts of water in these coal beds waste fuel and create dangers to people and property. Abandoned coal mines should be sealed and voids filled when doing so protects public health or safety.

Title 30, §571

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It is hereby recognized that the presence of large volumes of water in anthracite coal formations involves serious wastage of the fuel resources of the Nation, and constitutes a menace to health and safety and national security. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the Congress to provide for the control and drainage of water in the anthracite coal formations and thereby conserve natural resources, promote national security, prevent injuries and loss of life, and preserve public and private property, and to seal abandoned coal mines and to fill voids in abandoned coal mines, in those instances where such work is in the interest of the public health or safety.

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1962—Pub. L. 87–818 declared it to be the policy of the Congress “to seal abandoned coal mines and to fill voids in abandoned coal mines, in those instances where such work is in the interest of the public health or safety”.

§571 Declaration of Policy

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