WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has issued a proposed rule called: North Dakota Reclamation Plan.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 18 by Marcelo Calle, Acting Regional Director, Unified Interior Regions 5, 7-11.
Summary: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), announce receipt of a proposed amendment to the North Dakota abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation plan (the North Dakota plan) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The proposed amendment updates the purposes for which the North Dakota abandoned mine reclamation fund may be used and creates a set-aside trust account in the State treasur...