30 CFR § 847.2 - General provisions.

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title: "30 CFR § 847.2 - General provisions."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "847.2"
section_name: "General provisions."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "PERMANENT PROGRAM INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES"
part_number: "847"
part_name: "ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201"
regulatory_source: "65 FR 79671, Dec. 19, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "847"
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# 847.2 General provisions.

(a) Whenever a court of competent jurisdiction enters a judgment against or convicts a person under these provisions, we must update AVS to reflect the judgment or conviction.

(b) The existence of a performance bond or bond forfeiture cannot be used as the sole basis for determining that an alternative enforcement action is unwarranted.

(c) Each State regulatory program must include provisions for civil actions and criminal penalties that are no less stringent than those in this part and include the same or similar procedural requirements.

(d) Nothing in this part eliminates or limits any additional enforcement rights or procedures available under Federal or State law.