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SMCRA

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SMCRASurface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977


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Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977 by saying that the states of New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, and Washington receive SMCRA funds.
Under SMCRA, mine operators must reconstruct the land to its "approximate original contours" after strip mining.
SMCRA calls for detailed reclamation plans before mining takes place, backed later by evaluations of how vegetation progresses up until the time of bond release--five years after mining ends.
 
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