Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102
§803 Mines Subject to Coverage
Title 30 › CHAPTER 22 — MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH › § 803
Summary
Makes mines whose products enter or affect commerce, plus their operators and miners, subject to this chapter.
Full Legal Text
Title 30, §803
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Each coal or other mine, the products of which enter commerce, or the operations or products of which affect commerce, and each operator of such mine, and every miner in such mine shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 91–173, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 742, known as the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 801 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1977—Pub. L. 95–164 inserted “or other” after “coal”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1977 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–164 effective 120 days after Nov. 9, 1977, except as otherwise provided, see section 307 of Pub. L. 95–164, set out as a note under section 801 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
30 U.S.C. § 803
Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102