# Texas Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan and Regulations
> **Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement** · Final rule; approval of amendment. · Published 2023-09-20 · 88 FR 64810
## Document
- **Document number:** 2023-20018
- **Category:** mining
- **Sub-agency:** Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
- **State:** TX
- **Federal Register citation:** 88 FR 64810
- **CFR reference:** 30 CFR 943
- **Publication date:** 2023-09-20
- **Interior docket:** SATS No. TX-071-FOR
## Abstract

We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving an amendment to the Texas abandoned mine land reclamation plan (Texas Plan) and regulations under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Texas proposed to revise its existing Plan and regulations in response to OSMRE's request to amend the Texas Plan and to improve the readability and efficiency of the document.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/20/2023-20018/texas-abandoned-mine-land-reclamation-plan-and-regulations)
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