ELR Citation: ELR 20317
No(s). s. 90-5352 et al (D.C. Cir. Dec 10, 1991)

The court upholds Department of the Interior (DOI) regulations allowing state agencies that administer federally approved programs under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) to terminate their jurisdiction over reclaimed sites of completed surface mining and reclamation operations ...