Chronology of the Office of Surface Mining and implementation of the Surface Mining Law
This "unofficial" chronology lists major milestones that were significant to the Office of Surface Mining when they occurred. It is a staff compilation of events that made a change in the policy or the way operations were carried out to implement the Surface Mining Law.
Prior to the Surface Mining Law.March 1977.August 3, 1977.September 7, 1977.December 13, 1977.January 30, 1978. February 3, 1978.May 3, 1978.July 3-12, 1978. August 3-11, 1978. September 18, 1978.Oct. 25, 1978. January 7, 1979. March 1979.July 20, 1979. February 27, 1980. March 30, 1980. June 23, 1980.August 1980-January 1981. December 12, 1980.December 16, 1980.May 21, 1981. September 30, 1981. January 1982. February 1, 1982. May-August 1982. June 25, 1982. September-December 1982. February 16, 1983. March 23, 1983.May 2, 1983. May-October 1983. December 23, 1983. April 30, 1984. October 1, 1984.October 12, 1984. February 1, 1985. November 5, 1985. December 10, 1986. May 7, 1987. June 6, 1987.June 22, 1987.July 11, 1987. October 1987. November 1987. November 13, 1987. December 22, 1987. February 23, 1988. May 16, 1988. July 13, 1988. January 9, 1990. January 24, 1990. March 15, 1990. September 5, 1990. August 20, 1990. January 23, 1991. August 15, 1991.October 1, 1991. November 8, 1991. May 22, 1992. May 29, 1992. November 6, 1992.April 13, 1993.March 3, 1994.April 7, 1994.April 25, 1994. May 31, 1994.September 22, 1994.September 28, 1994.November 1, 1994.December 6, 1994.December 23, 1994.February 9, 1995.March 3,1995.March 29, 1995.May 1, 1995.August 30, 1995.September 19, 1995.November 1, 1995.November 2, 1995.November 14, 1995.November 27, 1995.April 16, 1996.April 25, 1996.June 25, 1996.July 10, 1996.August 9, 1996.October 22, 1996.March 31, 1997.August 3, 1997.October 1, 1997October 24, 1997October 29, 1997January 7, 1998February 2, 1998February 11, 1998October 21, 1998November 6, 1998February 1, 1999February 12, 1999May 14, 1999June 24, 1999December 17, 1999June 23, 2000November 2, 2000December 5, 2001-January 26, 2002March 28, 2002July 1, 2002August 3, 2002May 7, 2003May 29, 2003August 22, 2003October 1, 2003December 10, 2003February 2, 2004