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Disturbing Surface Rights: What Does Reasonably Necessary Mean In West Virginia, Clinton W. Smith May 1983

Disturbing Surface Rights: What Does Reasonably Necessary Mean In West Virginia, Clinton W. Smith

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No abstract provided.


Retroactive Land Statutes--Indiana's Dormant Mineral Act Declared Constitutional, Deborah Mchenry Woodburn May 1983

Retroactive Land Statutes--Indiana's Dormant Mineral Act Declared Constitutional, Deborah Mchenry Woodburn

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Short-Notice Termination Clauses In Coal Leases: Effect On Percentage Depletion, Robert G. Lathrop Dec 1980

Short-Notice Termination Clauses In Coal Leases: Effect On Percentage Depletion, Robert G. Lathrop

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Preventive Law And The Negotiating And Drafting Of Coal Leases After The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act Of 1977, Laurence W. Hancock Jun 1979

Preventive Law And The Negotiating And Drafting Of Coal Leases After The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act Of 1977, Laurence W. Hancock

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Citizen Participation In The Regulation Of Surface Mining, Joshua I. Barrett Jun 1979

Citizen Participation In The Regulation Of Surface Mining, Joshua I. Barrett

West Virginia Law Review

Public participation in the regulatory process has become increasingly common in recent years, especially in environmental matters. The West Virginia Surface Mining and Reclamation Act contains a number of devices by which citizens can present their views concerning proposed strip mines and can compel enforcement of the Act's provisions. The federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, by allowing citizen access to almost every phase of the regulatory process, opens even more avenues for participation than are currently available in West Virginia and other states. An invitation to citizens to take part in these regulatory and enforcement activities …


The Federal Coal Leasing Waltz, Brian E. Mcgee, Gerald E. Dahl Jun 1978

The Federal Coal Leasing Waltz, Brian E. Mcgee, Gerald E. Dahl

West Virginia Law Review

Few Americans will deny that if we are not already immersed in an energy crisis, we are at least on the brink of a very serious energy crunch. Consequently, it is critical that we reassess our present and future energy resources, our escalating consumption of finite reserves, and. our commitment to energy conservation. Pivotal to such an assessment is the development of our nation's vast western coal deposits and the vital part that federal coal can play in this tableau. Just one short year ago, the nation was primed to embark upon a new era of federal coal leasing as …