Legal corpus: the complete U.S. Code (59,740 sections, all 53 titles)

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now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 ->
59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun,
verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make
legal-us-code default now covers every title.

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legal/us/code/title-30/chapter-25/section-1309.md

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+title: "30 U.S.C. § 1309"
+description: "Certification and training of blasters"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 30
+title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
+chapter_number: "25"
+chapter_name: "SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION"
+section: "1309"
+citation: "30 U.S.C. § 1309"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc30@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t30/s1309"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 30 U.S.C. § 1309 - Certification and training of blasters
+
+## Text
+
+In accordance with this chapter, the Secretary of the Interior (or the approved State regulatory authority as provided for in section 1253 of this title) shall promulgate regulations requiring the training, examination, and certification of persons engaging in or directly responsible for blasting or use of explosives in surface coal mining operations.
+
+(Pub. L. 95–87, title VII, § 719, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 526.)