He wrote an opinion addressing the constitutionality of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
SMCRA also created the Office of Surface Mining, an agency within the Department of the Interior, to promulgate regulations, to fund state regulatory and reclamation efforts, and to ensure consistency among state regulatory programs.
Act of Parliament | Act | 1977 | Statute Law Revision Act 1948 | Statute Law Revision Act 1888 | mining | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 1977 in music | Act of Congress | Transmission Control Protocol | Mining | Reform Act 1832 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Endangered Species Act | Centers for Disease Control | Digital Millennium Copyright Act | coal mining | Clean Water Act | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 | National School Lunch Act | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 | Criminal Justice Act 1988 | Local Government Act 1972 | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 | Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act | Communications Act 2003 | United States Bureau of Reclamation | Statute Law Revision Act 1887 | Consumer Credit Act 1974 | Coal mining |