207.1 - POLICY.
207.1 POLICY.
1. It is the policy of this state to provide for the
rehabilitation and conservation of land affected by coal mining and
preserve natural resources, protect and perpetuate the taxable value
of property, and protect and promote the health, safety, and general
welfare of the people of this state.
2. The general assembly finds and declares that because the
federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Pub. L.
No. 95-87, provides for a permit system to regulate the mining of
coal and reclamation of the mining sites and provides that permits
may be issued by states which are authorized to implement the
provisions of that Act, it is in the interest of the people of Iowa
to enact the provisions of this chapter in order to authorize the
state to implement the provisions of the federal Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and federal regulations and
guidelines issued pursuant to that Act. Section History: Early Form
[C79, § 83A.12(2); C81, § 83.1] Section History: Recent Form
C93, § 207.1
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