Được lựa chọn khai thác mỏ Pháp chế Pháp luật chủ yếu và các quy định về hoạt động khai thác vàng tại Hoa Kỳ được thảo luận, bao gồm Đạo luật nước sạch, CERCLA (đáp ứng toàn diện môi trường, bồi thường và trách nhiệm Đạo luật), Đạo luật chính sách môi trường quốc gia, Chính sách Liên bang Đất đai và Luật Quản lý năm 1976, Luật Quản lý lâm nghiệp quốc gia năm 1976, Đạo luật hoang dã năm 1964, Bảo tồn Tài nguyên và Đạo luật phục hồi, Luật Khai thác chung năm 1872, Đạo luật các. | PART 4 Mining Legislation Concluding Remarks and Indices CHAPTER 15 Selected Mining Legislation Major laws and regulations governing gold mining operations in the United States are discussed including the Clean Water Act CERCLA the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act the National Environmental Policy Act the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 the National Forest Management Act of 1976 the Wilderness Act of 1964 the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act the General Mining Law of 1872 the Endangered Species Act the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act the Migratory Bird Treaty Act the Clean Air Act and the National Historic Preservation Act. Proposed reforms of current mining laws are listed. Selected regulatory aspects of gold mining on public and state lands in the United States Australia Brazil Chile Guyana Ghana Peru and Papua New Guinea are presented. UNITED STATES Federal and state regulations as currently practiced are less than satisfactory for the protection of national water and other resources from hardrock mining activities Galloway and Perry 1997 . Deficiencies include a lack of consistent and integrated regulation at the state and federal level inadequate funding and staffing less than effective monitoring and evaluation systems vague reclamation standards and exemptions that undermine the effectiveness of existing laws Galloway and Perry 1997 . Federal Laws A number of federal laws address aspects of hardrock mining. These laws include the Clean Water Act the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act CERCLA better known as Superfund the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 FLPMA the National Environmental Policy Act NEPA the National Forest Management Act of 1976 the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RCRA the Wilderness Act of 1964 and the General 317 318 PERSPECTIVES ON GOLD AND GOLD MINING Mining Law of 1872 Da Rosa and Lyon 1997 Galloway and Perry