COALEX REPORT 9

	Coalex Report 9

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 - 9
August 7, 1984

Bonnie St. Peter
Mining & Minerals Division
Energy & Minerals Department
525 Camino de Los Marquez
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501

TOPIC: INDIAN LANDS

INQUIRY: Conduct a search of the legislative history of P.L. 95-87, Sec. 701.9 (Definition of
Indian Lands) and Sec. 710 (Indian Lands Study).  Include in the search: Congressional intent
and floor debate; applicable reports; the sequence of any changes applied to these sections.

SEARCH RESULTS: See below.

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   September 13, 1979, the Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT) produced a report for the
Office of Surface Mining (OSM) which included a study of the legislative history of SMCRA with
regard to the regulation of surface mining and reclamation on Indian lands. (The Control and
Reclamation of Surface Mining on Indian Lands, Report by the Council of Energy Resource Tribes,
Contract #J5180108 (September 30, 1979))

   In a telephone conversation with Ms. St. Peter, it was decided that the CERT-OSM Indian Lands
Study would most probably provide the needed information.  A copy of the study's Appendix G,
"Legislative History of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Regarding the
Regulation of Surface Mining and Reclamation on Indian Lands", has been enclosed.  A follow-up
COALEX search will be conducted to augment any areas not sufficiently covered.

   A search was done to identify the legislative history documents in COALEX that specifically cite
Indian lands.  Citation lists for the retrieved documents are attached.


ATTACHMENTS
A    House, Senate and Conference Reports: 12 items listed.
B    Committee Prints: 7 items listed.
C    Excerpts from Congressional Records: 46 items listed.
D    Subcommittee Hearings: 65 items listed.
E    Bills, Resolutions and Amendments: 98 items listed.
F    House Documents: 1 item listed.

Appendix G, CERT-OSM Indian Lands Study (September 30, 1979): Documents A-F


Search conducted by: Mary Kay Roark

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