ELR Citation: ELR 20256
No(s). 85-5166 (3d Cir. Jan 6, 1986)

The court holds that a state agency is not a person within the meaning of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act's (SMCRA's) employee protection provision, §703. After initially ruling that it has subject matter jurisdiction over the action, the court analyzes the relevant statutory languag...