OSM FACT SHEET
U.S. Department of the Interior
Office of Surface Mining
January 22, 1998

OSM AWARDS MARYLAND $586,167 GRANT
FOR ABANDONED MINE LANDS PROGRAM

The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 
and Enforcement (OSM) has awarded Maryland a $586,167 grant to 
fund the State's abandoned mine lands (AML) reclamation program.

Funds for AML grants come from fees paid by coal producers at 
the rate of 35 cents per ton of surface mined coal and 15 cents per ton of 
coal mined underground

-DOI-

For further information about the grant contact Ruth Booth 
(301) 689-6104.