30 CFR § 881.3 - Qualification of projects.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s881.3"
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title: "30 CFR § 881.3 - Qualification of projects."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "881.3"
section_name: "Qualification of projects."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION"
part_number: "881"
part_name: "SUBSIDENCE AND STRIP MINE REHABILITATION, APPALACHIA"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 205, 79 Stat. 13 (40 U.S.C. App. 205), and Pub. L. 95-87, 30 U.S.C. 1201"
regulatory_source: "48 FR 37379, Aug. 18, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 881.3 Qualification of projects.

(a) Projects for the reclamation and rehabilitation of strip-mined areas will be considered only if all of the lands embraced within the project are lands owned by the Federal Government, a State, or local bodies of government.

(b) Projects must be submitted by a State to the Commission and receive the approval of that body.