Economic Analysis of Alternative Regulations for Disposal of Excessive Spoils

摘要

The report assesses the economic impact of different levels of regulatory control over the disposal of excessive spoils. In the analysis, the baseline is represented by state regulations in effect prior to passage of the Act plus conventional mining practice. Given the baseline, incremental costs are calculated in two stages. The first stage shows the incremental costs from the baseline to the statutory provisions. The second stage computes the incremental costs from the statutory provisions to Alternatives 1 and 2.