§ 745.13. Authority reserved by the Secretary.
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The Secretary shall not delegate to any State, nor shall any cooperative agreement under this part be construed to delegate to any State, authority to---
(a)Designate Federal lands as unsuitable for surface coal mining under subchapter F of this chapter or terminate such designations;
(b)Comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and Federal laws and regulations other than SMCRA;
(c)Develop land use management plans for Federal lands where the surface estate is federally-owned;
(d)Regulate non-coal mining activities on Federal lands;
(e)Determine when, where, and how to lease Federal coal and how much to lease;
(f)Develop terms for Federal coal leases, including any special terms relating to mining and reclamation procedures;
(g)Evaluate Federal coal resources;
(h)Establish royalties, rents, and bonuses charged in connection with Federal coal leases;
(i)Approve mining plans or modifications thereto;
(j)Enforce Federal lease terms, including diligent development and maximum economic recovery requirements;
(k)Approve or determine post-mining land uses for Federal lands where the surface estate is federally-owned;
(l)Release Federal lease bonds;
(m)Evaluate the State's administration and enforcement of the approved State program and implementation of the cooperative agreement on Federal lands;
(n)Comply with the inspection, enforcement and civil penalties requirements of parts 842 and 843 of this chapter except as provided under § 740.4(c)(5) of this chapter;
(o)Determine whether a person has valid existing rights to conduct surface coal mining operations on Federal lands within the areas specified in § 761.11(a) and
(b)of this chapter; or
(p)Issue findings on whether there are significant recreational, timber, economic, or other values that may be incompatible with surface coal mining operations on Federal lands within a national forest, as specified in § 761.11(b) of this chapter. \[48 FR 6939, Feb. 16, 1983, as amended at 64 FR 70831, Dec. 17, 1999\]
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