30 CFR § 731.12 - Submission of State programs.

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title: "30 CFR § 731.12 - Submission of State programs."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "731.12"
section_name: "Submission of State programs."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "PERMANENT REGULATORY PROGRAMS FOR NON-FEDERAL AND NON-INDIAN LANDS"
part_number: "731"
part_name: "SUBMISSION OF STATE PROGRAMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201  and 16 U.S.C. 470"
regulatory_source: "44 FR 15324, Mar. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "731"
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# 731.12 Submission of State programs.

Each State that wishes to regulate coal exploration and surface coal mining and reclamation operations on non-Federal and non-Indian lands within its boundaries shall submit three copies of a proposed program to the Director. A State may submit a proposed program at any time. The State shall retain sufficient copies of the program for public inspection under § 732.11(a).

[47 FR 26364, June 17, 1982]