OSM Fact Sheet
April 4, 2002
	OSM AWARDS PENNSYLVANIA $24,718,981 GRANT
	FOR ABANDONED MINE LANDS PROGRAM
The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) 
announced today that Pennsylvania has been awarded a $24,718,981 grant to fund the 
state's abandoned mine land (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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For further information about the grant contact Roderick Fletcher (717) 783-2267.