FISCAL YEAR 2016 GRANT DISTRIBUTION Page 1

AML Fund Collections and Allocations for FY 2015

Total AML Fee Collections for FY 2015 194,227,381.80

State and Tribal share (initial): 97,113,690.90

 (50% of Fee collections)

Historic Coal funds (initial): 121,386,135.54

 30% of Fee collections 58,268,214.54

 Transferred to Historic Coal from Certified $63,117,921.00

Status of AML Fund

AML UNAPPROPRIATED BALANCE AS OF 11/30/15:

 Total Receipts (FY 1977 thru FY 2015 Collections + Investment Earnings) $10,748,524,708.89

 Total Appropriations, Mandatory Distributions and transfers to the UMWA (8,264,637,506.81)

 (FY 1977 thru FY 2015)

 Unappropriated Balance $2,483,887,202.08

ALLOCATION OF AML UNAPPROPRIATED BALANCE AS OF 11/30/15:

 Historic Coal Allocation 1,501,289,741.17

 Federal Expenses Allocation 419,232,037.67

 Reserve for UMWA Health and Retirement Funds 116,765,837.10

 Total Federal Share Allocation $2,037,287,615.94

 Total State Share Allocation 446,599,586.14

 Total Allocation of Unappropriated Balance $2,483,887,202.08

Comments: The AML Fund Collections and Allocations section shows total fee collections for coal produced in Fiscal 

Year 2015. The State and Tribal share allocated, which is 50% of total collections, will be the starting point for the State

Share distribution on page 2. The Historic Coal funds, including 30% of total collections plus funds transferred to

Historic Coal, will be distributed on page 4. Transferred funds are from collections for certified States and Tribes as

calculated on page 3. 

The Status of the AML Fund section shows fund balances as of November 30, 2015. As in previous years, November 30th

was chosen as the cut-off date to include fee collections for coal produced in the final quarter of FY2015.
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 FY 2016 STATE AND TRIBAL SHARE DISTRIBUTION

50% Certified Eligible 

of Total States and State/Tribal State Share

Certified Collections Tribes Share Distribution

State/Tribe (Yes/No) For FY 2015 Ineligible Collections (rounded)

Alabama No 1,162,039.10 - 1,162,039.10 1,162,039

Alaska No 178,585.06 - 178,585.06 178,585

Arkansas No 9,602.93 - 9,602.93 9,603

Colorado No 1,586,570.03 - 1,586,570.03 1,586,570

Illinois No 3,744,859.84 - 3,744,859.84 3,744,860

Indiana No 3,649,874.20 - 3,649,874.20 3,649,874

Iowa No - - - - 

Kansas No 27,258.58 - 27,258.58 27,259

Kentucky No 5,545,413.19 - 5,545,413.19 5,545,413

Louisiana Yes 152,863.48 (152,863.48) - - 

Maryland No 232,379.22 - 232,379.22 232,379

Mississippi Yes 119,144.78 (119,144.78) - - 

Missouri No 26,476.10 - 26,476.10 26,476

Montana Yes 4,753,186.26 (4,753,186.26) - - 

New Mexico No 1,474,709.95 - 1,474,709.95 1,474,710

North Dakota No 1,159,127.47 - 1,159,127.47 1,159,127

Ohio No 1,433,813.00 - 1,433,813.00 1,433,813

Oklahoma No 83,377.75 - 83,377.75 83,378

Pennsylvania No 3,933,679.16 - 3,933,679.16 3,933,679

Tennessee No 69,392.79 - 69,392.79 69,393

Texas Yes 1,556,985.30 (1,556,985.30) - - 

Utah No 938,403.29 - 938,403.29 938,403

Virginia No 1,109,199.29 - 1,109,199.29 1,109,199

West Virginia No 7,631,008.67 - 7,631,008.67 7,631,009

Wyoming Yes 53,933,416.50 (53,933,416.50) - - 

Crow Tribe Yes 853,563.73 (853,563.73) - - 

Hopi Tribe Yes 339,961.89 (339,961.89) - - 

Navajo Nation Yes 1,408,799.36 (1,408,799.36) - - 

Total $97,113,690.90 ($63,117,921.28) $33,995,769.62 $33,995,769

Comments: This page presents the FY 2016 State and Tribal share distribution. The FY 2015 State/Tribal share

from page 1 is broken out for each State and Tribe. Collections for certified States and Tribes are excluded from this 

distribution because certified States and Tribes are ineligible to receive State or Tribal share. The FY 2016 State

and Tribal share distribution in the last column is rounded to the nearest dollar for each State and Tribe.

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 FY 2016 CERTIFIED IN LIEU FUNDS DISTRIBUTION

Certified Certified

State/Tribal In Lieu Fund

Certified Share Distribution

State/Tribe (Yes/No) Collections (rounded)

Alabama No - - 

Alaska No - - 

Arkansas No - - 

Colorado No - - 

Illinois No - - 

Indiana No - - 

Iowa No - - 

Kansas No - - 

Kentucky No - - 

Louisiana Yes 152,863.48 152,863

Maryland No - - 

Mississippi Yes 119,144.78 119,145

Missouri No - - 

Montana Yes 4,753,186.26 4,753,186

New Mexico No - - 

North Dakota No - - 

Ohio No - - 

Oklahoma No - - 

Pennsylvania No - - 

Tennessee No - - 

Texas Yes 1,556,985.30 1,556,985

Utah No - - 

Virginia No - - 

West Virginia No - - 

Wyoming Yes 53,933,416.50 53,933,417

Crow Tribe Yes 853,563.73 853,564

Hopi Tribe Yes 339,961.89 339,962

Navajo Nation Yes 1,408,799.36 1,408,799

Total $63,117,921.28 $63,117,921

Comments: As in the past, certified states and tribes are eligible for 

Treasury funding equivalent to 100% of their State/Tribal share 

allocations. On December 4th, 2015, the president signed into law the 

Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, P.L. 114-94, which removed 

the $15M cap on payments to individual certified States and Tribes. The 

FY 2015 certified in-lieu fund distribution is now distributed at 100% 

shown in the last column, rounded to the nearest dollar.

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FY 2016 HISTORIC COAL FUND DISTRIBUTION

Historical Eligible Eligible Potential Historic Redistributed Total

Coal Prod for Historic Historic Coal Ineligible Historic Coal

Tonnage Historic Coal Percentage Coal Share Remaining Potential Distribution

State/Tribe (x 1000) Coal Tonnage of Total Distribution Ineligible Balance Historic (rounded)

Alabama 1,254,440 Yes 1,254,440 2.8935% 3,512,286 3,512,286 10,357 3,522,643

Alaska 13,536 Yes 13,536 0.0312% 37,899 37,899 112 38,011

Arkansas 104,296 Yes 104,296 0.2406% 292,017 292,017 861 292,878

Colorado 611,350 Yes 611,350 1.4101% 1,711,709 1,711,709 5,048 1,716,757

Illinois 4,647,256 Yes 4,647,256 10.7193% 13,011,776 13,011,776 38,371 13,050,147

Indiana 1,513,001 Yes 1,513,001 3.4899% 4,236,227 4,236,227 12,492 4,248,719

Iowa 367,329 Yes 367,329 0.8473% 1,028,478 1,028,478 3,033 1,031,511

Kansas 297,779 Yes 297,779 0.6869% 833,747 833,747 2,459 836,205

Kentucky 4,554,605 Yes 4,554,605 10.5056% 12,752,364 12,752,364 37,606 12,789,970

Louisiana - No - 0.0000% - - - - 

Maryland 295,137 Yes 295,137 0.6808% 826,349 826,349 2,437 828,786

Mississippi - No - 0.0000% - - - - 

Missouri 359,548 Yes 359,548 0.8293% 1,006,693 1,006,693 2,969 1,009,661

Montana 282,225 No - 0.0000% - - - - 

New Mexico 148,627 Yes 148,627 0.3428% 416,138 416,138 1,227 417,365

North Dakota 190,256 Yes 190,256 0.4388% 532,695 532,695 1,571 534,266

Ohio 2,848,828 Yes 2,848,828 6.5711% 7,976,387 7,976,387 23,522 7,999,909

Oklahoma 214,174 Yes 214,174 0.4940% 599,662 599,662 1,768 601,431

Pennsylvania 15,022,237 Yes 15,022,237 34.6502% 42,060,516 42,060,516 124,033 42,184,548

Tennessee 526,185 Yes 526,185 1.2137% 1,473,257 1,473,257 4,345 1,477,601

Texas 60,503 No - 0.0000% - - - - 

Utah 353,866 Yes 353,866 0.8162% 990,784 355,036 635,748 - 635,748

Virginia 1,397,951 Yes 1,397,951 3.2245% 3,914,100 3,914,100 11,542 3,925,642

West Virginia 8,633,592 Yes 8,633,592 19.9142% 24,173,053 24,173,053 71,284 24,244,337

Wyoming 594,834 No - 0.0000% - - - - 

Crow Tribe 14,119 No - 0.0000% - - - - 

Hopi Tribe 12,860 No - 0.0000% - - - - 

Navajo Nation 101,943 No - 0.0000% - - - - 

Total 44,420,477 43,353,993 100.0000% $121,386,135.54 $355,036 $121,031,099.92 $355,036 $121,386,135

Comments: This page presents the distribution of the Historic Coal funds allocated and transferred for FY 2015, as shown on page 1. This represents the 30% allocation plus the 

amount transferred from certified States and Tribes equal to their FY 2016 Certified In Lieu distribution. Pursuant to section 411(h)(4)(A) as amended by the Continuing Resolution 

for FY 2013, OSMRE transfers the entire State/Tribal share allocation for certified states to Historic Coal, regardless of whether the certified State/Tribe receives its full Certified in 

Lieu equivalent.

This total is distributed based on each State's percentage of coal tonnage produced before the passage of SMCRA in 1977. OSMRE used tonnage data from OSMRE's 

Environmental Impact Statement of 1980. Only States and Tribes that are uncertified and have sufficient unfunded Priority 1&2 problems in the AML inventory are eligible for 

Historic Coal funds. As a result, tonnage percentages are adjusted to exclude ineligible States and Tribes. Specifically, Utah's Historic Coal was reduced to its P1/P2 inventory 

amount per Section 402(g)(5)(A). Each State's individual calculated percentage is multiplied by the total historic coal funds available to calculate a potential distribution. Utah's 

remaining amount was redistributed among the eligible States and Tribes. The FY 2016 Historic Coal funds distribution in the last column is rounded to the nearest dollar for each 

State.

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 FY 2016 MINIMUM PROGRAM MAKE UP FUNDS DISTRIBUTION

Certified Eligible Minimum

State/Tribal In Lieu for Minimum Program

Share Fund Historic Coal Preliminary Minim. Program Fund

 State/Tribe Distribution Distribution Distribution Total Prog Need Distribution

Alabama 1,162,039 - 3,522,643 4,684,682 Yes - - 

Alaska 178,585 - 38,011 216,596 Yes 2,783,404 2,783,404

Arkansas 9,603 - 292,878 302,481 Yes 2,697,519 2,697,519

Colorado 1,586,570 - 1,716,757 3,303,327 Yes - - 

Illinois 3,744,860 - 13,050,147 16,795,007 Yes - - 

Indiana 3,649,874 - 4,248,719 7,898,593 Yes - - 

Iowa - - 1,031,511 1,031,511 Yes 1,968,489 1,968,489

Kansas 27,259 - 836,205 863,464 Yes 2,136,536 2,136,536

Kentucky 5,545,413 - 12,789,970 18,335,383 Yes - - 

Louisiana - 152,863 - 152,863 No - - 

Maryland 232,379 - 828,786 1,061,165 Yes 1,938,835 1,938,835

Mississippi - 119,145 - 119,145 No - - 

Missouri 26,476 - 1,009,661 1,036,137 Yes 1,963,863 1,963,863

Montana - 4,753,186 - 4,753,186 No - - 

New Mexico 1,474,710 - 417,365 1,892,075 Yes 1,107,925 1,107,925

North Dakota 1,159,127 - 534,266 1,693,393 Yes 1,306,607 1,306,607

Ohio 1,433,813 - 7,999,909 9,433,722 Yes - - 

Oklahoma 83,378 - 601,431 684,809 Yes 2,315,191 2,315,191

Pennsylvania 3,933,679 - 42,184,548 46,118,227 Yes - - 

Tennessee 69,393 - 1,477,601 1,546,994 Yes 1,453,006 1,453,006

Texas - 1,556,985 - 1,556,985 No - - 

Utah 938,403 - 635,748 1,574,151 Yes - - 

Virginia 1,109,199 - 3,925,642 5,034,841 Yes - - 

West Virginia 7,631,009 - 24,244,337 31,875,346 Yes - - 

Wyoming - 53,933,417 - 53,933,417 No - - 

Crow Tribe - 853,564 - 853,564 No - - 

Hopi Tribe - 339,962 - 339,962 No - - 

Navajo Nation - 1,408,799 - 1,408,799 No - - 

Total $33,995,769 $63,117,921 $121,386,135 218,499,825 19,671,375 19,671,375

Comments: This page presents the Minimum Program Make Up funding distribution. The State and Tribal Share, Certified In Lieu, 

and Historic Coal distributions for each State and Tribe (calculated on pages 2-4) are added together to produce a preliminary total 

distribution. Only States and Tribes that are uncertified and have unfunded Priority 1&2 coal problems in the AML inventory are 

eligible for minimum program funding. The Minimum Program Need column shows the amount each State needs to bring total 

funding up to $3,000,000 or the amount of the unfunded high priority coal problems in its inventory, whichever is lower. Utah did not 

qualify for this distribution per Section 402(g)(8)(A) since its State Share and Historic Coal distributions equal the amount of its 

P1/P2 inventory. The FY 2016 Minimum Program Make Up distribution in the last column is rounded up to the nearest dollar for 

each State.

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FY 2016 TOTAL MANDATORY GRANT DISTRIBUTION

Minimum

State and Certified Historic Program Total

Tribal In Lieu Coal Make Up Mandatory

State/Tribe Share Funds Funds Funds Distribution

Alabama 1,162,039 - 3,522,643 - 4,684,682

Alaska 178,585 - 38,011 2,783,404 3,000,000

Arkansas 9,603 - 292,878 2,697,519 3,000,000

Colorado 1,586,570 - 1,716,757 - 3,303,327

Illinois 3,744,860 - 13,050,147 - 16,795,007

Indiana 3,649,874 - 4,248,719 - 7,898,593

Iowa - - 1,031,511 1,968,489 3,000,000

Kansas 27,259 - 836,205 2,136,536 3,000,000

Kentucky 5,545,413 - 12,789,970 - 18,335,383

Louisiana - 152,863 - - 152,863

Maryland 232,379 - 828,786 1,938,835 3,000,000

Mississippi - 119,145 - - 119,145

Missouri 26,476 - 1,009,661 1,963,863 3,000,000

Montana - 4,753,186 - - 4,753,186

New Mexico 1,474,710 - 417,365 1,107,925 3,000,000

North Dakota 1,159,127 - 534,266 1,306,607 3,000,000

Ohio 1,433,813 - 7,999,909 - 9,433,722

Oklahoma 83,378 - 601,431 2,315,191 3,000,000

Pennsylvania 3,933,679 - 42,184,548 - 46,118,227

Tennessee 69,393 - 1,477,601 1,453,006 3,000,000

Texas - 1,556,985 - - 1,556,985

Utah 938,403 - 635,748 - 1,574,151

Virginia 1,109,199 - 3,925,642 - 5,034,841

West Virginia 7,631,009 - 24,244,337 - 31,875,346

Wyoming - 53,933,417 - - 53,933,417

Crow Tribe - 853,564 - - 853,564

Hopi Tribe - 339,962 - - 339,962

Navajo Nation - 1,408,799 - - 1,408,799

Nat'l Total $33,995,769 $63,117,921 $121,386,135 19,671,375 238,171,200

Comments: This page shows the total mandatory AML distribution for FY 2016 as calculated in the 

previous pages.
 FY 2016 AML MANDATORY DISTRIBUTION*

State and Certified Historic Minimum Minimum Total AML

State and Tribal Certified In Lieu Historic Coal Program Program Mandatory Total Mandatory

Tribal 6.8% Share In Lieu 6.8% Funds Coal 6.8% Funds Make Up 6.8% Make Up Calculation at Distribution

State/Tribe Share Reduction at 93.2% Funds Reduction at 93.2% Funds Reduction at 93.2% Funds Reduction at 93.2% 100% (after reductions)

Alabama 1,162,039 79,019 1,083,020 - - - 3,522,643 239,540 3,283,103 - - - 4,684,682 4,366,123

Alaska 178,585 12,144 166,441 - - - 38,011 2,585 35,426 2,783,404 189,271 2,594,133 3,000,000 2,796,000

Arkansas 9,603 653 8,950 - - - 292,878 19,916 272,962 2,697,519 183,431 2,514,088 3,000,000 2,796,000

Colorado 1,586,570 107,887 1,478,683 - - - 1,716,757 116,739 1,600,018 - - - 3,303,327 3,078,701

Illinois 3,744,860 254,650 3,490,210 - - - 13,050,147 887,410 12,162,737 - - - 16,795,007 15,652,947

Indiana 3,649,874 248,191 3,401,683 - - - 4,248,719 288,913 3,959,806 - - - 7,898,593 7,361,489

Iowa - - - - - - 1,031,511 70,143 961,368 1,968,489 133,857 1,834,632 3,000,000 2,796,000

Kansas 27,259 1,854 25,405 - - - 836,205 56,862 779,343 2,136,536 145,284 1,991,252 3,000,000 2,796,000

Kentucky 5,545,413 377,088 5,168,325 - - - 12,789,970 869,718 11,920,252 - - - 18,335,383 17,088,577

Louisiana - - - 152,863 10,395 142,468 - - - - - - 152,863 142,468

Maryland 232,379 15,802 216,577 - - - 828,786 56,357 772,429 1,938,835 131,841 1,806,994 3,000,000 2,796,000

Mississippi - - - 119,145 8,102 111,043 - - - - - - 119,145 111,043

Missouri 26,476 1,800 24,676 - - - 1,009,661 68,657 941,004 1,963,863 133,543 1,830,320 3,000,000 2,796,000

Montana - - - 4,753,186 323,217 4,429,969 - - - - - - 4,753,186 4,429,969

New Mexico 1,474,710 100,280 1,374,430 - - - 417,365 28,381 388,984 1,107,925 75,339 1,032,586 3,000,000 2,796,000

North Dakota 1,159,127 78,821 1,080,306 - - - 534,266 36,330 497,936 1,306,607 88,849 1,217,758 3,000,000 2,796,000

Ohio 1,433,813 97,499 1,336,314 - - - 7,999,909 543,994 7,455,915 - - - 9,433,722 8,792,229

Oklahoma 83,378 5,670 77,708 - - - 601,431 40,897 560,534 2,315,191 157,433 2,157,758 3,000,000 2,796,000

Pennsylvania 3,933,679 267,490 3,666,189 - - - 42,184,548 2,868,549 39,315,999 - - - 46,118,227 42,982,188

Tennessee 69,393 4,719 64,674 - - - 1,477,601 100,477 1,377,124 1,453,006 98,804 1,354,202 3,000,000 2,796,000

Texas - - - 1,556,985 105,875 1,451,110 - - - - - - 1,556,985 1,451,110

Utah 938,403 63,811 874,592 - - - 635,748 43,231 592,517 - - - 1,574,151 1,467,109

Virginia 1,109,199 75,426 1,033,773 - - - 3,925,642 266,944 3,658,698 - - - 5,034,841 4,692,471

West Virginia 7,631,009 518,909 7,112,100 - - - 24,244,337 1,648,615 22,595,722 - - - 31,875,346 29,707,822

Wyoming** - - - 15,000,000 1,020,000 13,980,000 - - - - - - 15,000,000 13,980,000

 Wyoming** 38,933,417 ** 38,933,417 38,933,417 38,933,417

Crow Tribe - - - 853,564 58,042 795,522 - - - - - - 853,564 795,522

Hopi Tribe - - - 339,962 23,117 316,845 - - - - - - 339,962 316,845

Navajo Nation - - - 1,408,799 95,798 1,313,001 - - - - - - 1,408,799 1,313,001

Nat'l Total $33,995,769 $2,311,713 $31,684,056 $63,117,921 $1,644,546 $61,473,375 $121,386,135 $8,254,258 $113,131,877 $19,671,375 $1,337,652 $18,333,723 $238,171,200 $224,623,031

* All figures above rounded to the nearest dollar

Funding for Abandoned Mine Land (AML) grants come from coal receipts collected and deposited in the AML trust fund and also from general Treasury funds. These funds are distributed through a congressionally mandated formula under the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), as amended. Pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 USC 900 et seq.), as amended by subsequent statutes including the Budget Control Act of 2011, (Public 

Law 112-25), sequestration applies to all non-exempt funding, including direct spending, in a given fiscal year. Reductions required under sequestration for fiscal year 2016 were calculated by the Office of Management and Budget in its February 2, 2015 

report to Congress. Any new direct spending authorized by Congress after that calculation was made, is not subject to sequestration for that fiscal year.

**On December 4, 2015, the President signed into law the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), Public Law 114-94. Section 43001 of the FAST Act amended SMCRA and removed prior sections 411 (h)(5) and 411(h)(6) SMCRA (30 

U.S.C. §§ 1240a(h)(5) and 1240a(h)(6)), which contained caps on funding for certified States and Tribes. As a result, any amount above the limit of the prior cap is considered new direct spending for fiscal year 2016. The difference in the direct spending 

under section 411(h) of SMCRA on February 2, 2015 and the new direct spending added by the FAST Act on December 4, 2015 is $38.9 million. This difference is not subject to the sequestration order for fiscal year 2016. One state, Wyoming, is 

affected by these provisions. Their distribution is divided into two rows. The first reflects the sequestered funding and the second reflects the unsequestered new direct spending for fiscal year 2016.