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30 U.S.C. § 555 — Conditions precedent for aid to non-Federal lands

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30 U.S.C. § 555 — Conditions precedent for aid to non-Federal lands

**(a) Enactment of local laws; agreements** As a condition to the extending of any benefits under [section 553(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section553/b&num=0&edition=prelim) to any lands not owned or controlled by the United States or any of its agencies, except where such action is necessary for the protection of lands or other property owned or controlled by the United States or any of its agencies, the Secretary of the Interior may require— (1) the enactment of State or local laws providing for the control and extinguishment of outcrop and underground fires in coal formations on State or privately owned land and the cooperation of State or local authorities in the work; and (2) agreements or covenants as to the performance and maintenance of the work required to control or extinguish such fires. **(b) Contributions** The Secretary of the Interior shall require in connection with any project for the control or extinguishment of fires in any inactive coal mine on any lands not owned or controlled by the United States or any of its agencies, except where such project is necessary for the protection of lands or other property owned or controlled by the United States or any of its agencies, (1) that the State or person owning or controlling such lands contribute on a matching basis 50 per centum of the cost of planning and executing such project, or (2), if such State or person furnishes evidence satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior of an inability to make the matching contribution herein provided for, that such State or person pay to the Government, within such period of time as the Secretary of the Interior shall determine, an amount equal to 50 per centum of the cost of planning and executing such p

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30 U.S.C. § 551 — Declaration of policy

It is recognized that outcrop and underground fires in coal formations involve serious wastage of the fuel resources of the Nation, and constitute a menace to the health and safety of the public and to surface property. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the Congress to provide for the control and extinguishment of outcrop and underground coal fires and thereby to prevent injuries and loss of life, protect public health, conserve natural resources, and to preserve public and private surface property.

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30 U.S.C. § 555 — Conditions precedent for aid to non-Fed-

Page 111 TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING § 556 ‘‘(1) In furtherance of the purposes of the Act of Au- gust 31, 1954 (30 U.S.C. 551–558) the Secretary of the In- terior, acting through the Director of the Office of Sur- face Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, shall, upon application by a State, enter into a cooperative agree- ment with any such State that has an approved aban- doned mine reclamation program pursuant to section 405 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 [30 U.S.C. 1235] to undertake the activities re- ferred to in section 3(b) of the Act of August 31, 1954 (30 U.S.C. 553(b)). The Secretary shall immediately enter into such cooperative agreement upon application by a State. Any such cooperative agreement shall not be subject to review or approval by the Appalachian Re- gional Development Commission. ‘‘(2) For the purposes of the cooperative agreements entered into pursuant to paragraph (1), the require- ments of section 5 of the Act of August 31, 1954 (30 U.S.C. 555) are hereby waived.’’ § 552. Definitions As used in this chapter: ‘‘Coal’’ means any of the recognized classifica- tions and ranks of coal, including anthracite, bi- tuminous, semibituminous, subbituminous, and lignite. ‘‘Outcrop’’ means any place where a formation is visible or substantially exposed at the sur- face. ‘‘Formation’’ means any vein, seam, stratum, bed, or other naturally occurring deposit. ‘‘Coal mine’’ means any underground, surface, or strip mine from which coal is obtained. ‘‘State’’ means any State or Territory of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof. ‘‘Person’’ means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, legal representative, or any organized group of per- sons. (Aug. 31, 1954,

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