ELR Citation: ELR 20569
No(s). s. 79-1538, -1596 (U.S. Jun 15, 1981)

The Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) under the Commerce Clause and Fifth and Tenth Amendments. The Court first finds that Congress rationally determined that regulation of surface coal mining is necessary to protect interstate comm...