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Henry C. Mayer Appalachian Heritage, Volume 25, Number 2, Spring 1997, pp. 18-23 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.1997.0081 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/436075/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 20:29 GMT from JHU Libraries Surface Mine Reclamation In Kentucky Henry C. Mayer The Federal Office of Surface Mining has two primary responsibilities: to inspect and evaluate surface or strip mining operations according to existing federal law and regulations; and to require operators to reclaim the land from abandoned mine sites so as to prevent damage to nearby homes and land. The money to finance the reclamation activities comes from taxes on coal; no other uses for these funds are permitted. In August 1996 a Lexington Herald-Leader editorial claimed that the trust fund for these purposes is now $1 billion. For some reason, OSM has let these funds remain idle. When approached by home owners whose properties are rendered unstable by abandoned mine sites, the federal agency allegedly only performs partial reclamation activities and/or refers them to the state agency responsible for reclamation. If pressed further, federal agency officials say it is saving these funds for unspecified future emergencies. While all this
Appalachian Review – University of North Carolina Press
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