View all text of Subchapter VII [§ 1291 - § 1309b]
§ 1300. Indian lands
(a) Study of regulation of surface mining; consultation with tribe; proposed legislation
(b) Submittal of study to Congress
(c) Compliance with interim environmental protection standards of this chapter
(d) Compliance with permanent environmental protection standards of this chapter
(e) Inclusion and enforcement of terms and conditions of leases
(f) Approval of changes in terms and conditions of leases
(g) Participation of tribes
(h) Jurisdictional status
(i) Grants
The Secretary shall make grants to the Navajo, Hopi, Northern Cheyenne, and Crow tribes to assist such tribes in developing regulations and programs for regulating surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Indian lands. Grants made under this subsection shall be used to establish an office of surface mining regulation for each such tribe. Each such office shall—
(1) develop tribal regulations and program policies with respect to surface mining;
(2) assist the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement established by section 1211 of this title in the inspection and enforcement of surface mining activities on Indian lands, including, but not limited to, permitting, mine plan review, and bond release; and
(3) sponsor employment training and education in the area of mining and mineral resources.
(j) Tribal regulatory authority
(1) Tribal regulatory programs
(A) In general
(B) References to State
(2) Conflicts of interest
(A) In general
(B) Employees of tribal regulatory authority
(3) Sovereign immunity
(4) Judicial review
(A) Civil actions
(i) In general
(ii) Scope of review(I) Questions of law(II) Findings of fact
(B) Criminal actions
Any criminal action brought under section 1268 of this title with respect to surface coal mining or reclamation operations on Indian reservation lands shall be brought in—
(i) the United States District Court for the District of Columbia; or
(ii) the United States district court in which the criminal activity is alleged to have occurred.
(5) Grants
(A) In general
(B) Exception
(6) Report
(Pub. L. 95–87, title VII, § 710, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 523; Pub. L. 102–486, title XXV, § 2514, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3112; Pub. L. 109–432, div. C, title II, § 209, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3019.)