SURFACE MINING HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MINERALS, MATERIALS, AND FUELS United States. Congress. Senate. Л OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS. Pursuant to S. Res. 45 A National Fuels and Energy Policy Study FIRST SESSION ON S. 77, S. 630, S. 993, S. 1160, S. 1240, S. 1498, PENDING SURFACE MINING LEGISLATION 1971 COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIR HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington, Chairman CLINTON P. ANDERSON, New Mexico ALAN BIBLE, Nevada FRANK E. MOSS, Utah QUENTIN N. BURDICK, North Dakota LEE METCALF, Montana MIKE GRAVEL, Alaska GORDON ALLOTT, Colorado HENRY BELLMON, Oklahoma Ex officio Members Pursuant to Section 3 of Senate Resolutio COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Washington, Chairman HE L COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS JENNINGS RANDOLPH, West Virginia, Chairman HOWARD H. BAKER, JR., Tennes JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY ALAN BIBLE, Nevada THE LIBR JERRY T. VERKLER, Staff Director WILLIAM J. VAN NESS, Study Director and Chief Counsel MARY JANE DUE, Staff Counsel CHARLES COOK, Minority Counsel HARRY PERRY, Senior Specialist, Congressional Research Service, Library of (II) CONTENTS STATEMENTS Baker, Hon. Howard H., Jr., a U.S. Senator from the State of Tennessee-- tion of eastern Montana__ Cooper, Hon. John Sherman, a U.S. Senator from the State of Kentucky__ Darby, Sanford, director of the Georgia Surface Mined Land Use Board__ Page 579 648 626 591,601 Hansen, Hon. Clifford P., a U.S. Senator from the State of Wyoming___ 590, 614 Hurst, Dr. Robert E., technical director, Dowell Division of the Dow Chem- Johnson, Mrs. Vera-Beth, representing The Bull Mountain Landowners Kaufman, Paul J., director of the Appalachian Research and Defense Randolph, Hon. Jennings, a U.S. Senator from the State of West Virginia_ Roberts, Irving, vice president for Corporate Planning of the Reynolds Me- Colorado Mining Association_ 786 Hagen, Bruce, North Dakota Public Service Commission___ Harm, Ray, naturalist, Cumberland Mountains of southeastern Kentucky-- McDowell, Cloyd D., president, National Independent Coal Operators' 788 790 780 Miller, Hon. Clarence E., a U.S. Representative in Congress from the State 787 Reining, Don, executive secretary, Southern California Rock Pr Exhibit A-Summary of landfill operations in Los Angeles C Exhibit B-Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 89 COMMUNICATIONS Fedje, Hyrum B., executive director, Rock Springs Urban Renewal B Lees, John N., Jr., Wauwatosa, Wis. : Letters to Senator Nelson___. Senator Jackson_. Senator Proxmire___ Lincoln, David C., president, Bagdad Copper Corp.: Letter to Repres Peplow, Edward H., Jr., executive secretary, Arizona Mining Associa Teske, A. J., secretary, Idaho Mining Association: Letter to Senator M HE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Cooper, Hon. John Sherman, material submitted: Kentucky Department of Natural Resources (research informati Strip mining in Berea, Ky., excerpt from Congressional Rec Nunn, Hon. Louis B., Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky "Cooper Criticizes Mine's Mureau's Safety Activities," by Ward Kentucky revised statutes relating to strip mining and reclamati Regulations of the Kentucky Department of Natural Resources c cerning strip mining, adopted by the Strip Mining and Reclamati Commission Incomplete list of urban areas where mining has occurred and where may be necessary to make specific studies to determine subsiden potential Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 89, by the Senate of the State of Ca fornia, relative to mineral reserves and reclamation of mineral lands_ "Wyoming's Sinking City," by Zeke Scher, from the Denver Post, Nover ber 28, 1971_. |