Multiple Choice
The U.S.Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 requires ____________
A) 20% of sales revenues to be donated to national park maintenance
B) no remediation of water pollution,except in the case of uranium mining
C) mining companies to post bonds to cover restoration of mined areas before permits are granted
D) all mined minerals to be processed and sold only within the United States
E) restoration of the identical ecosystem and biodiversity present before mining began
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