COALEX REPORT 58

	Coalex Report 58

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 - 58
October 4, 1985

Andrew Cammack
Legislative Research Commission
Room 437
Capital Plaza Tower
Frankfort,  Kentucky 40601

TOPIC: REVEGETATION REQUIREMENTS (Addendum to Report - 53)

INQUIRY: Locate guidelines in the legislative history or regulations that encourage forestry or fish
and wildlife enhancement for the revegetation cover of mined areas.

SEARCH RESULT: At the recent Annual Meeting of the Interstate Mining Compact Commission,
Jack A. Muncy, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) made a presentation on abandoned mined land
reclamation.

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   The following documents, provided by Mr. Muncy, relate specifically to reclamation of surface
coal mining areas using both wildlife enhancement and forestry methods, and are enclosed as
attachments:

'Surface Mine Reclamation for Wildlife: A Model Reclamation Plan for Southern Appalachia."
Prepared by Dale K. Fowler and Linda J. Turner.  FWS/OBS-81/09.  Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S.
Dept. of the Interior (June, 1981).

Muncy, Jack A. "Reclamation of 'Orphan' or Abandoned Coal Surface Mines in Southern
Appalachia for Productive Forest and Wildlife Use". Paper presented at the "Better Reclamation
with Trees" Conference (June, 1984).

  In addition, a listing of applicable TVA Surface Mine Publications is attached, as well as the
following paper related to reclamation of non-coal sites:

Muncy, Jack A. "Reclamation of Abandoned Mica, Feldspar, and Kaolin Surface Mines and
Associated Tailings Disposal Sites in Western North Carolina". Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, (October,
1985).


Search conducted by: Terri H. Petruska

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