§3420.0-2. Objectives.
43 C.F.R. § 3420.0-2
The objectives of these regulations are to establish policies and procedures for considering development of coal deposits through a leasing system involving land use planning and environmental assessment or environmental impact statement processes; to promote the timely and orderly development of publicly owned coal resources; to ensure that coal deposits are leased at their fair market value; and to ensure that coal deposits are developed in consultation, cooperation and coordination with the public, state and local governments, Indian tribes and involved Federal agencies.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[47 FR 33136, July 30, 1982]
Authority
Authority: The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended and supplemented (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ), the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947, as amended (30 U.S.C. 351-359), the Multiple Mineral Development Act of 1954 (30 U.S.C. 521-531 et seq. ), the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq. ), the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) and the Small Business Act of 1953, as amended (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq. ).
Source
Source: 44 FR 42615, July 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[47 FR 33136, July 30, 1982]