§ 571. — Declaration of policy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC571]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 14--ANTHRACITE MINE DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL
Sec. 571. Declaration of policy
It is hereby recognized that the presence of large volumes of water
in anthracite coal formations involves serious wastage of the fuel
resources of the Nation, and constitutes a menace to health and safety
and national security. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the
Congress to provide for the control and drainage of water in the
anthracite coal formations and thereby conserve natural resources,
promote national security, prevent injuries and loss of life, and
preserve public and private property, and to seal abandoned coal mines
and to fill voids in abandoned coal mines, in those instances where such
work is in the interest of the public health or safety.
(July 15, 1955, ch. 369, Sec. 1, 69 Stat. 352; Pub. L. 87-818,
Sec. 1(1), Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 934.)
Amendments
1962--Pub. L. 87-818 declared it to be the policy of the Congress
``to seal abandoned coal mines and to fill voids in abandoned coal
mines, in those instances where such work is in the interest of the
public health or safety''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 572 of this title.
