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Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection: all federal awards · Department of the Interior: spending

PROGRAM: INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT ABANDONED MINED LANDS (IIJA AML) PROGRAM (TITLE IV)AWARD PURPOSE: THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) (PUB. L. NO. 117-58) WAS ENACTED ON NOVEMBER 15, 2021. THE IIJA AUTHORIZED AND APPROPRIATED $11.293 BILLION FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT (OSMRE). OF THE $11.293 BILLION APPROPRIATED OSMRE WILL DISTRIBUTE APPROXIMATELY $10.873 BILLION IN IIJA GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE STATES AND TRIBES ON AN EQUAL ANNUAL BASISAPPROXIMATELY $725 MILLION A YEAROVER A 15-YEAR PERIOD. IIJA FUNDS WILL EXPAND THE AML RECLAMATION PROGRAM TO MEET THE PRIORITIES DESCRIBED IN THE IIJA AND THE SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977 (SMCRA), AS AMENDED.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ALL COSTS NECESSARY TO RECLAIM ELIGIBLE LANDS AS DEFINED BY SMCRA AND THE APPROVED RECLAMATION PLAN AND INCLUDE COSTS ARE FOR ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED RECLAMATION PLAN, SUPPORT COSTS INCLUDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES, AND COSTS TO DEVELOP AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED RECLAMATION PLAN. EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES: DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE OVERSIGHT OF THE STATE PROGRAM, INCLUDING DELIVERABLES, EXPECTED OUTCOMES, AND PAST ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORTS FOR THE STATE CAN BE FOUND ON THE OSMRE WEBSITE HTTPS: ODOCS.OSMRE.GOV . COSTS MUST BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM. SUPPORT COSTS MUST BE USED FOR THE ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM, INCLUDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES AS WELL AS COSTS TO DEVELOP AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED PROGRAM. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: STATES AND TRIBES MAY USE IIJA AML GRANTS TO ADDRESS COAL AML PROBLEMS, INCLUDING:1.HAZARDS RESULTING FROM LEGACY COAL MINING THAT POSE A THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTIONS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DANGEROUS HIGHWALLS, WASTE PILES, SUBSIDENCE, OPEN PORTALS, FEATURES THAT MAY BE ROUTES FOR THE RELEASE OF HARMFUL GASES, ACID MINE DRAINAGE, ETC.) 2.WATER SUPPLY RESTORATION (INFRASTRUCTURE) AND3.COAL AML EMERGENCIES.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT TIME OF AWARD): N A

Formula Grant (A) · Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement · to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (UEI EKG3AF5KYJM3) · data as of 2026-10-21

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