United States Department of the Interior

OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING

RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

Washington, D.C. 20240 

Directive: AML-1 

Title: Abandoned Mine Land Inventory Manual 

Approval: Glenda H. Owens, Deputy Director: 

1. Purpose

This directive establishes the policies and procedures for developing and maintaining the 

Abandoned Mine Land Inventory. It implements the attached "Abandoned Mine Land Inventory 

Manual".

2. Summary of Changes

This directive has been substantially revised and supersedes all previous versions. Extensive 

changes have been made to update information and clarify policy and procedures and improve 

the readability and format of the directive. The directive changes implement program 

modifications brought about by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, also known 

as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The directive changes also reflect components of 

the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) Enhanced Abandoned 

Mine Land Inventory System (e-AMLIS) which has been significantly revised through 

modernization of software and certain data elements and procedures. 

Significant substantive changes include: 

a. Preface: includes a list of commonly used acronyms throughout AML-1.

b. Entire document: updates referencing modern legislative enactments including

the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER), Bipartisan

Infrastructure Law (BIL), and the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of

Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act (STREAM) Act.

c. Chapter 1: updates to the Responsibilities (section D).

d. Chapter 1: updates to the Responsibilities of Approvers and Temporary

Approvers (section E, parts 4 and 5).

e. Chapter 2: updates about the 2021 Reauthorization Funding.

f. Chapter 3: introduction of a new Priority 1/Priority 2 problem type called

“Flooding”.
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g. Chapter 4: minor changes to all Priority Documentation forms to include the

definition of each problem type at the top of each unique form.

h. Chapter 4: addition of the new Priority Documentation form for Flooding

problem type.

i. Chapter 6: updates to the Cost (Estimate) Support Form and the various formulas

designed to assist states/Tribes with individual problem type reclamation cost

estimations.

j. Chapter 9: updates to emergency problem fund codes.

k. Chapter 11: new chapter for information about the AMLER program.

l. Chapter 12: new chapter for information about the BIL program.

m. Chapter 13: updates to the Glossary.

3. Policy

It is policy of OSMRE to develop and maintain a computerized inventory of eligible lands and 

waters consistent with the requirements of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 

(SMCRA) Section 403(c), as amended. That system, known as the e-AMLIS shall be developed

and maintained in a manner that assists in the planning and evaluation of reclamation projects 

pursuant to section 405, in recording and reporting accomplishments under the AML program, 

and in making the certification referred to in section 411(a).

4. Responsibilities

See Appendix A, Abandoned Mine Land Inventory Manual Chapter 1, Part D. 

5. Procedures

See Appendix A, Abandoned Mine Land Inventory Manual. 

6. Reporting Requirements

Reports to Congress are taken directly from the e-AMLIS system on October 1st each year. 

Completed reclamation information will be included in the OSMRE Annual Reports; thus, States 

and Tribes are requested to enter completion data by September 30th annually. 

7. Effect on Other Documents

When issued, this version of Directive AML-1 supersedes all previous versions and subsequent 

Change Notices.
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8. References

See Appendix A, Abandoned Mine Land Inventory Manual. 

9. Effective Date

Upon signature. 

10. Distribution

AML-1 is distributed on the OSMRE and the e-AMLIS websites in an electronic format. All 

OSMRE directives are publicly available at https://www.osmre.gov/laws-andregulations/directives

11. Appendices

See the OSMRE directives page linked in the “Distribution” section above for links to 

appendices. 

a. Abandoned Mine Land Inventory Manual.

12. Contact

Program Support Directorate, Division of Reclamation Support, e-AMLIS Team.