§ 1295. Grants to States
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(a)Assisting any State in development, administration, and enforcement of State programs under this chapter The Secretary is authorized to make annual grants to any State for the purpose of assisting such State in developing, administering, and enforcing State programs under this chapter. Except as provided in subsection
(c)of this section, such grants shall not exceed 80 per centum of the total costs incurred during the first year, 60 per centum of total costs incurred during the second year, and 50 per centum of the total costs incurred during each year thereafter.
(b)Assisting any State in development, administration, and enforcement of its State programs The Secretary is authorized to cooperate with and provide assistance to any State for the purpose of assisting it in the development, administration, and enforcement of its State programs. Such cooperation and assistance shall include—
(1)technical assistance and training including provision of necessary curricular and instruction materials, in the development, administration, and enforcement of the State programs; and
(2)assistance in preparing and maintaining a continuing inventory of information on surface coal mining and reclamation operations for each State for the purposes of evaluating the effectiveness of the State programs. Such assistance shall include all Federal departments and agencies making available data relevant to surface coal mining and reclamation operations and to the development, administration, and enforcement of State programs concerning such operations.
(c)Increases in annual grants If, in accordance with section 1273(d) of this title, a State elects to regulate surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands, the Secretary may increase the amount of the annual grants under subsection
(a)of this section by an amount which he determines is approximately equal to the amount the Federal Government would have expended for such regulation if the State had not made such election.
(Pub. L. 95–87, title VII, § 705, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 520.)
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- Public Law 102–154Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–6
- Public Law 95–87To provide for the cooperation between the Secretary of the Interior and the States with respect to the regulation of surface coal mining operations, and the acquisition and reclamation of abandoned mines, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–512Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 95–87, title VII, § 705
- 91 Stat. 520
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 95–87, title VII, § 705
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