PENNSYLVANIA REGULATORY PROGRAM STATUTES TABLE OF CROSS REFERENCES TO FEDERAL SMCRA NOTE: The Pennsylvania Statutes are copyrighted and cannot be reproduced on the OSM website. A "hotlink" to the publisher's website is not currently available. PENNSYLVANIA STATUTES [P.S.] TITLE 52 MINES AND MINING CHAPTER 6 BITUMINOUS COAL MINES IN GENERAL OPEN PIT MINING 52 P.S. Secs. 1396.1 1396.19a SURFACE MINING CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION ACT [PA-SMCRA] Act of 05/31/45 (P.L. 1198, No. 418); Act of 07/31/68 (P.L. 788, No. 241); as amended by Act of 10/10/80 (P.L. {unknown}, No. 155) P.S. Sec. No. [PA-SMCRA Sec. No. ] and Section Name FED-SMCRA Counterpart 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.1 [Act Sec. 1] Purpose of Act SMCRA 101, 102 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.2 [Act Sec. 2] Short Title 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.3 [Act Sec. 3] SMCRA 512, 518(f), 524, 701 Definitions 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.3a [Act Sec. 3.1] SMCRA 506(a), 507(a, b, f), 510(c), 511, Operator's license; witholding or denying permits or licenses; 513 (b), 514(a, b), 529(a) penalty 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.3b [Act Sec. 3.2] Specifications for construction projects 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.4 [Act Sec. 4] SMCRA 102, 506(a, b, c), 507(a, b, d, e), Mining permit; reclamation plan; bond 508, 509, 510(a, b, d), 513(a, b), 514(a, b, c, e, f), 515, 516(d), 517(a, b, f), 519(a, b, c, d, f, g, h), 525 30 CFR 800.21 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.4a [Act Sec. 4.1] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.4b [Act Sec. 4.2] SMCRA 201, 507(g), 515, 516(a), 522, 529, General rule making; health and safety 717, 719; 30 CFR 778.15 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.4c [Act Sec. 4.3] SMCRA 516(c), 517(a, b, c, e), 521(a) Violation notices; suspension of license; cease and desist order 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.4d [Act Sec. 4.4] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.4e [Act Sec. 4.5] SMCRA 522, 523 Designating areas unsuitable for surface mining 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.4f [Act Sec. 4.6] 30 CFR Parts 772, 773, 774, 775, 777, 778, Remining of previously affected areas 779, 780, 783, 784, 785, Sec. 800.40 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.4g [Act Sec. 4.7] Anthracite mine operators Emergency Bond Fund 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.4h [Act Sec. 4.8] Government-financed reclamation contracts authorizing incidental and necessary extraction of coal or authorizing removal of coal refuse 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.4i [Act Sec. 4.9] Designating areas suitable for reclamation by remining 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.4j [Act Sec. 4.10] Remining Operator's Assistance Program 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.4k [Act Sec. 4.11] Pennsylvania Reclamation and Remining Program 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.4l [Act Sec. 4.12] Financial guarantees to insure reclamation; payments to the Remining Financial Assurance Fund 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.4m [Act Sec. 4.13] Reclamation bond credits 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.5 [Act Sec. 5] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.6 [Act Sec. 6] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.7 [Act Sec. 7] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.8 [Act Sec. 8] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.9 [Act Sec. 9] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.10 [Act Sec. 10] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.11 [Act Sec. 11] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.12 [Act Sec. 12] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.13 [Act Sec. 13] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.14 [Act Sec. 14] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.15 [Act Sec. 15] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.15a [Act Sec. 15.1] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.15b [Act Sec. 15.2] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.15c [Act Sec. 15.3] Conservation districts and inspectors 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.16 [Act Sec. 16] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.17 [Act Sec. 17] Repealed (1971) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.17a [Act Sec. 17.1] Local ordinances 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.18 [Act Sec. 18] SMCRA 517(g) Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Fund; 30 CFR 816.133 & 817.133 Remining Environmental Enhancement Fund; Remining Assurance Fund; department authority for awarding of grants 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.18a [Act Sec. 18.1] SMCRA 511 Release of operator on transfer of operation 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.18b [Act Sec. 18.2] SMCRA 521(c) Injunctive relief 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.18c [Act Sec. 18.3] SMCRA 517(h), 520, 521(a) Remedies of citizens 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.18d [Act Sec. 18.4] SMCRA 518(a, b, c, d, h), 525 Civil penalties 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.18e [Act Sec. 18.5] SMCRA 518(e) Penalties 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.18f [Act Sec. 18.6] SMCRA 518,(e), 521(c), 701(13), 704 Unlawful conduct 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.18g [Act Sec. 18.7] SMCRA 507(c) Creation of Small Operators' Assistance Fund 30 CFR Part 795 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.18h [Act Sec. 18.8] Publication of regulations 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.18i [Act Sec. 18.9] Search warrants 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.18j [Act Sec. 18.10] Construction of act 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.19 [Act Sec. 19] Renumbered as 52 P.S. 1396.18a (1993) 52 P.S. Sec. 1396.19a [Act Sec. 19.1] Delayed effective date for surface mining of noncoal minerals