ELR Citation: ELR 20155
No(s). 85-C-964-C (N.D. Okla. Jul 14, 1986)

The court holds that the citizen suits provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) do not provide jurisdiction over plaintiffs' suit against officials of the Department of the Interior and the Oklahoma Department of Mines. The court rules that SMCRA §520(a)(1) applies only ...