title: The Abandoned Mine Land Fund: Grants Distribution and Issues
creator: Bamberger, Robert L.
creator: Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division
publisher: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
date: 1997-03-26
language: English
description: The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA, P.L. 95-87),
 enacted in 1977, established reclamation standards for all coal surface mining
 operations, and for the surface effects of underground mining. It also
 established the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) program to promote the reclamation
 of sites mined and abandoned prior to the enactment of SMCRA. To finance
 reclamation of abandoned mine sites, the legislation established fees on coal
 production. These collections are divided into federal and state shares;
 subject to annual appropriation, AML funds are distributed annually to states
 with approved reclamation programs. This report describes the distribution of
 these funds and the various issues that arise from said distribution.
subject: Business
subject: Grants-in-aid
subject: Reclamation of land - Finance
subject: Strip mining - Law and legislation
subject: Budgets
subject: Finance
subject: Natural resources
subject: Energy
type: Report
format: Text
identifier: crs: 97-401
identifier: local-cont-no: 97-401 1997-03-26
identifier: http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs398/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metacrs398