COALEX REPORT 44

	Coalex Report 44

This is the Office of Surface Mining's library of COALEX Research Reports. COALEX is a database of mining and reclamation information, including the Surface Mining Law and regulations, maintained in LEXIS-NEXIS -- a commercial, on-line research service. These reports have been compiled under a cooperative agreement between the Office of Surface Mining and the Interstate Mining Compact Commission, which represents most U.S. coal producing states. The following report includes an analysis of a specific issue requested by a state regulatory authority with responsibility for carrying out the Surface Mining Law. Copies of the research reports and attachments are available to the public, upon request. For additional information, or to obtain copies of the listed attachments, contact Ron Tarquinio by phone at (202) 208-2882 or by e-mail at rtarquin@osmre.gov.

                   

COALEX STATE INQUIRY REPORT - 44
May 3, 1985

Larry Grasch, Deputy Commissioner
Department for Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement 
6th Floor, Capital Plaza Tower 
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

TOPIC:  STATES' "BOND POOL" SYSTEM AND COAL EXPLORATION REQUIREMENTS

INQUIRY:  Statutes or regulatory data on states' bond pool system and identification of state
programs that include coal exploration requirements.

SEARCH RESULT:  Part one of the inquiry is addressed in COALEX COMPARISON REPORT - 37,
which is enclosed.  A COALEX search was conducted to locate those states that have coal
exploration requirements.  Several states were identified and a 'kwic excerpt' for those states are
included in this Report.

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   The attached include states as follows: Pennsylvania, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Illinois,
Ohio, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Alaska, Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Wyoming, Kansas, Iowa.


ATTACHMENTS
A    COALEX COMPARISON REPORT - 37.
B    Short excerpts of state regulations referencing coal exploration.


Search conducted by: Betty S. Chambers

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