---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 632.2"
title: "7"
number: "632.2"
heading: "Objectives."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/632.2"
---

# §632.2. Objectives.

- (a) The objectives of the program are to protect people and the environment from the adverse effects of past coal-mining practices and to promote the development of the soil and water resources of unreclaimed mined lands by:
  - (1) **Stabilizing mined lands.**
  - (2) **Controlling erosion and sediment on mined areas and areas affected by mining.**
  - (3) **Reclaiming lands and water for useful purposes.**
  - (4) **Enhancing water quality or quantity where it has been disturbed by past coal-mining practices.**

## 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.