---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 632.13"
title: "7"
number: "632.13"
heading: "Eligible lands and water."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/632.13"
---

# §632.13. Eligible lands and water.


Lands and water eligible for reclamation are those that were mined for coal or were affected by coal-mining processes and were abandoned or inadequately reclaimed before August 3, 1977. These lands and water are not eligible if:

- (a) There is continuing reclamation responsibility on the part of a mine operator, permittee, or agent under State or Federal law or on the part of the State as a result of bond forfeiture. However, if the amount of the bond forfeiture was insufficient to reclaim the area covered by the bond, the area will be considered eligible.
- (b) **They are under Federal ownership and control.**
- (c) **The surface rights are under easement or lease to be remined for coal or other minerals.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 406, Pub. L. 95-87; 91 Stat. 460 (30 U.S.C. 1236).

### Source

Source: 43 FR 44749, Sept. 28, 1978, unless otherwise noted.