Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102
§571 Declaration of Policy
Title 30 › CHAPTER 14 — ANTHRACITE MINE DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL › § 571
Summary
Congress requires control and drainage of water in anthracite coal beds and the sealing or filling of abandoned coal mines when needed to protect health and safety. This work also helps conserve fuel, save property, and support national security.
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Title 30, §571
Mineral Lands and Mining, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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”.
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30 U.S.C. § 571
Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102