<Li> Permitting . SMCRA requires that companies obtain permits before conducting surface mining . Permit applications must describe what the premining environmental conditions and land use are, what the proposed mining and reclamation will be, how the mine will meet the SMCRA performance standards, and how the land will be used after reclamation is complete . This information is intended to help the government determine whether to allow the mine and set requirements in the permit that will protect the environment . </Li> <Li> Bonding . SMCRA requires that mining companies post a bond sufficient to cover the cost of reclaiming the site . This is meant to ensure that the mining site will be reclaimed even if the company goes out of business or fails to clean up the land for some other reason . The bond is not released until the mining site has been fully reclaimed and the government has (after five years in the East and ten years in the West) found that the reclamation was successful . </Li> <Li> Inspection and Enforcement . SMCRA gives government regulators the authority to inspect mining operations, and to punish companies that violate SMCRA or an equivalent state statute . Inspectors can issue "notices of violation," which require operators to correct problems within a certain amount of time; levy fines; or order that mining cease . </Li> <Li> Land Restrictions . SMCRA prohibits surface mining altogether on certain lands, such as in National Parks and wilderness areas . It also allows citizens to challenge proposed surface mining operations on the ground that they will cause too much environmental harm . </Li>

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