OSM FACT SHEET
U.S. Department of the Interior    Office of Surface Mining
January 16, 1997

                                                         
            OSM AWARDS ARKANSAS $1,513,000
            GRANT FOR ABANDONED MINE LANDS
            PROGRAM

     The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSM) announced today that Arkansas has been awarded a $1,513,000 grant to fund the
state's abandoned mine lands (AML) program.
     Funds for AML grants come from fees paid by coal producers at the rate of 3 5 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 Sammie Allen(501) 682-0811.