ELR Citation: ELR 20662
No(s). Civ-1-81-50 (E.D. Tenn. Jan 12, 1982)

The court rules that certain enforcement provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) do not violate the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. Following defendants' failure to comply with both a final order assessing a civil penalty of $3,300 and a cessation order issued for n...