§ 1295. — Grants to States.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC1295]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 25--SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION
SUBCHAPTER VII--ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 1295. Grants to States
(a) Assisting any State in development, administration, and enforcement
of State programs under this chapter
The Secretary is authorized to make annual grants to any State for
the purpose of assisting such State in developing, administering, and
enforcing State programs under this chapter. Except as provided in
subsection (c) of this section, such grants shall not exceed 80 per
centum of the total costs incurred during the first year, 60 per centum
of total costs incurred during the second year, and 50 per centum of the
total costs incurred during each year thereafter.
(b) Assisting any State in development, administration, and enforcement
of its State programs
The Secretary is authorized to cooperate with and provide assistance
to any State for the purpose of assisting it in the development,
administration, and enforcement of its State programs. Such cooperation
and assistance shall include--
(1) technical assistance and training including provision of
necessary curricular and instruction materials, in the development,
administration, and enforcement of the State programs; and
(2) assistance in preparing and maintaining a continuing
inventory of information on surface coal mining and reclamation
operations for each State for the purposes of evaluating the
effectiveness of the State programs. Such assistance shall include
all Federal departments and agencies making available data relevant
to surface coal mining and reclamation operations and to the
development, administration, and enforcement of State programs
concerning such operations.
(c) Increases in annual grants
If, in accordance with section 1273(d) of this title, a State elects
to regulate surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal
lands, the Secretary may increase the amount of the annual grants under
subsection (a) of this section by an amount which he determines is
approximately equal to the amount the Federal Government would have
expended for such regulation if the State had not made such election.
(Pub. L. 95-87, title VII, Sec. 705, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 520.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1302 of this title.
