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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement  

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  • The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) created the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement–usually abbreviated OSM, though sometimes abbreviated OSMRE in government publications. Operating as part of the Department of the Interior, the office has two missions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-Q6RN6Z99-D

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