OSM FACT SHEET
U.S. Department of the Interior    
Office of Surface Mining
July 30, 1998

               OSM AWARDS WYOMING $259,950 GRANT
                FOR ABANDONED MINE LANDS PROGRAM

     The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement (OSM) has awarded Wyoming a $259,950 grant to assist 
in funding the State's abandoned mine lands (AML) reclamation 
program.

     The $259,950 grant is made up of monies carried over from prior
year funding.

     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-

NOTE: For additional information about the grant contact Stan Barnard (307) 777-7962.