30 CFR § 900.2 - Objectives.

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title: "30 CFR § 900.2 - Objectives."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "900.2"
section_name: "Objectives."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "T"
subchapter_name: "PROGRAMS FOR THE CONDUCT OF SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS WITHIN EACH STATE"
part_number: "900"
part_name: "INTRODUCTION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Secs. 102, 201, 405, 503, 504, 505 and 523 of Pub. L. 95-87 (30 U.S.C. 1202, 1211, 1235, 1253, 1254, and 1273)."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 6334, Feb. 11, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 900.2 Objectives.

The objective of this part is to provide an introduction to the synopsis of the approved State programs, the Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation programs, the cross referencing provisions of Federal programs and the full texts of State and Federal cooperative agreements for regulation of mining on Federal lands. The introduction explains the content and authority of the permanent regulatory programs.