Annual Evaluation Summary Report for the Regulatory and Abandoned Mine Lands Programs Administered by the Land Reclamation Program of Missouri, 2007

摘要

During the 2007 Evaluation Year (EY), the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), Alton Field Division (AFD) conducted oversight evaluations of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Land Reclamation Program (MLRP) Regulatory and Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Programs. The oversight studies focused on the success of the MLRP in meeting the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) goals for environmental protection and prompt, effective reclamation of land mined for coal. A Partnership Plan in the form of a Performance Agreement (PA) was cooperatively developed by the AFD and the MLRP to tailor the oversight activities to the unique conditions of the State program. The purpose of the oversight activities was to identity the need for financial, technical, and other program assistance to strengthen the State program. EY 2007 marks the first full evaluation year since the MLRP resumed full primacy on February 1, 2006.