ELR Citation: ELR 20806
No(s). 90-5058 (Fed. Cir. Feb 26, 1991)

The court holds that on enactment, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act's (SMCRA's) prohibition against surface mining of alluvial valley floors constituted a taking of a property owner's right to mine a single specific deposit of coal, requiring payment of $60 million plus interest in com...