U.S. Department of the Interior
Office of Surface Mining
FACT SHEET
February 20, 2003


	OSM AWARDS WYOMING $10,980,000.00 TO ASSIST
	IN REGULATING SURFACE EFFECTS OF COAL MINING

The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement (OSM) has awarded Wyoming a $10,980,000.00 grant to help 
the state regulate the surface effects of coal mining.
The grant will assist the state in regulating federal and non-federal lands.
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NOTE: For further information about the grant contact Mr. Neal Jacquot at 
(307) 261-6547.