What does SMARA stand for?

Surface Mining and Reclamation Act

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Samples in periodicals archive:

The City of Grass Valley is the Lead Agency overseeing review of the Project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA).

United States: Emgold Receives Draft Environmental Impact Report for ...

Congress has tried to clean up the mining industry through passage of the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1977 and the Superfund law in 1986 (requiring cleanup of toxic sites, including mines, after they have been abandoned), but enforcement of these laws has been spotty at best.

Mining casts a dark shadow and the new Hummer rolls into town

Attorneys for the county contend that the supervisors rejected Cemex's application for a surface mining permit because the mining company failed to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act and the state Surface Mining and Reclamation Act.

NEW TACK FOR MINE OPPOSERS COAST-DRILLING CASE CITED