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 PUBLIC LAW 95-87—AUG. 3, 1977

91 STAT. 519

tures, facilities, or other property or materials on the surface, resulting from or incident to such activities; and (29) "unwarranted failure to comply" means the failure of a permittee to prevent the occurrence of any violation of his permit or any requirement of this Act due to indifference, lack of diligence, or lack of reasonable care, or the failure to abate any violation of such permit or the Act due to indifference, lack of diligence, or lack of reasonable care; (30) "lignite coal" means consolidated lignitic coal having less than 8,300 British thermal units per pound, moist and mineral matter free; (31) the term "coal laboratory", as used in title VIII, means a university coal research laboratory established and operated pursuant to a designation made under section 801 of this Act; (32) the term "institution of higher education" as used in titles VIII and IX, means any such institution as defined by section 1201 (a) of the Higher Education Act of 1968. 20 USC 1141.

OTHER FEDERAL LAWS

SEC. 702. (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as superseding, amending, modifying, or repealing the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-47), or any of the following Acts or with any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, including, but not limited to— (1) The Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Act (30 U.S.C. 721-740). (2) The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 742). (3) The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (79 Stat. 903), as amended (33 U.S.C. 1151-1175), the State laws enacted pursuant thereto, or other Federal laws relating to preservation of water quality. (4) The Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1857 et seq.). (5) The Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 3251-3259). (6) The Refuse Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 407). (7) The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934 (16 U.S.C. 661-666c). (8) The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.). (b) Nothing in this Act shall affect in any way the authority of the Secretary or the heads of other Federal agencies under other provisions of law to include in any lease, license, permit, contract, or other instrument such conditions as may be appropriate to regulate surface coal mining and reclamation operations on land under their jurisdiction. (c) To the greatest extent practicable each Federal agency shall cooperate with the Secretary and the States in carrying out tJie provisions of this Act. (d) Approval of the State programs, pursuant to section 503(b), promulgation of Federal programs, pursuant to section 504, and implementation of the Federal lands programs, pursuant to section 523 of this Act, shall not constitute a major action within the meaning of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). Adoption of regulations under section 501(b) shall

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