OSM Fact Sheet
February 26, 2001
               OSM AWARDS WYOMING $28,820,712 GRANT
                 FOR ABANDONED MINE LANDS PROGRAM
     The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement (OSM) has awarded Wyoming a $28,820,712 grant to assist
in funding 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.
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NOTE:  For additional information about the grant contact Evan Green
(307) 777-6145.