Legal Opinion
United States v. Shelton Coal Corp.
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided June 30, 1986No. Civ. A. 83-0254-BPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GLEN M. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
This complaint is brought at the request of the Secretary of Interior (the Secretary) for recovery of delinquent reclamation fees and interest thereon due and owing under the provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. § 1201, et seq.) (the Act). Pursuant to 30 U.S.C. § 1232(a), all coal mining operators who are subject to the provisions of the Act are required to pay to the Secretary for deposit into a fund, a reclamation fee of thirty-five cents per ton of coal produced by surface mining and fifteen cents…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Anderson, Clayton & Co., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Ah Sam v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1982
3Cited by5 opinions
- S & G Excavating, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1988
- United States v. E & C Coal Co., Inc.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1986
- United States v. Shelton Coal Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Lambert Coal Co.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1986
- United States v. Shelton Coal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987