[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR225.5]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 225_OIL AND GAS, GEOTHERMAL, AND SOLID MINERALS AGREEMENTS
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                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 225.5  Authority and responsibility of the Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE).

    The OSMRE is the regulatory authority for surface coal mining and 
reclamation operations on Indian lands pursuant to the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). The 
relevant regulations for surface mining and reclamation operations are 
found in 30 CFR part 750 and 25 CFR part 216. These regulations, as 
amended, apply to minerals agreements approved under this part.