ELR Citation: ELR 20584
No(s). IP 79-973 C (S.D. Ind. Feb 4, 1982)

The court rules that a Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) provision requiring payment of penalties into escrow prior to seeking administrative review is constitutional. Plaintiff petitioned for review of civil penalties proposed by the Ofice of Surface Mining (OSM) for three operatio...