Office Of Surface Mining Reclamation And Enforcement

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Office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement. Department of the interior. The office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement osmre is a branch of the united states department of the interior it is the federal agency entrusted with the implementation and enforcement of the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977 smcra which attached a per ton fee to all extracted coal in order to fund an interest accruing trust to be used for reclamation of. Office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement.

Office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement po box 25065 denver co 80225 0065 1 800 799 4265. Department of the interior osmre is responsible for. The office also works to clean and put to good use abandoned mine sites.

Government s official website for the office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement osmre. Office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement washington d. The office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement protects populations and the environment during surface coal mining operations.

Government s official website for the appalachian region of the office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement osmre. Osmre s business practices are to reclaim abandoned mine lands title iv regulate active coal mines title v and apply sound science through technology transfer. Amdtreat was developed cooperatively by the pennsylvania department of environmental protection the west virginia department of environmental protection u s.

These missions are accomplished primarily through regulation and oversight of state programs. Osmre s business practices are to reclaim abandoned mine lands title iv regulate active coal mines title v and apply sound science through technology transfer. 922 likes 88 talking about this 21 were here.

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