30 CFR § 725.3 - Authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s725.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 725.3 - Authority."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "725.3"
section_name: "Authority."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "INITIAL PROGRAM REGULATIONS"
part_number: "725"
part_name: "REIMBURSEMENTS TO STATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 201, 501, and 502, Pub. L. 95-87, 91 Stat. 445 (30 U.S.C. 1201)."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 62704, Dec. 13, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "725"
---


# 725.3 Authority.

Section 502(e)(4) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201) authorizes the Secretary to reimburse States for costs of enforcing the performance standards of the initial regulatory program.