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WELCOME TO THE

OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT’S

FY 2020 ANNUAL REPORT

A report about the 

accomplishments made by 

OSMRE, states, and tribes during 

FY 2020.

Published by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Deputy Director: Glenda H. Owens

Chief, Office of Communications: Francis Piccoli

Congressional Affairs Specialist: Tristan Weis

Cover Image

A historical underground mine map from the archives of the National Mine Map 

Repository.

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A detailed and colorful map of the 

Centraila Mine.

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Celebrating 50 Years of the National Mine Map Repository

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Navy Mine Fire

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Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards

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Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards

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Reclamation and Enforcement

FY 2020 Annual Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

About the Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement

Fiscal Year 2020 Featured Stories

Abandoned Mine Land Program

Regulatory Program

Technology Development and 

Transfer Program

Fiscal Year 2020 Tables

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ABOUT THE OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING 

RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

The Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement 

(OSMRE) is a bureau within the United 

States Department of the Interior. 

OSMRE is responsible for establishing 

a nationwide program to protect 

society and the environment from the 

adverse effects of surface coal mining 

operations.

OSMRE was created in 1977 when 

Congress enacted the Surface Mining 

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 

(SMCRA). OSMRE works with states 

and tribes to ensure that citizens 

and the environment are protected 

during coal mining and that the land is 

restored to beneficial use when mining 

is finished. OSMRE and its partners 

are also responsible for reclaiming and 

restoring lands and water degraded by 

mining operations before 1977.

In its beginning, OSMRE directly 

enforced mining laws and arranged 

cleanup of abandoned mine lands. 

Today, most coal states have developed 

their own programs to do those jobs 

themselves, as Congress envisioned. 

OSMRE focuses on overseeing the 

state programs and developing new 

tools to help the states and tribes get 

the job done.

OSMRE also works with colleges and 

universities and other state and federal 

agencies to further the science of 

reclaiming mined lands and protecting 

the environment, including initiatives 

to promote planting more trees and 

establishing much-needed wildlife 

habitat.

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MISSIONOur mission is to carry out the 

requirements of the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation 

Act (SMCRA) in cooperation with 

States and Tribes. Our primary 

objectives are to ensure that 

coal mines are operated in a 

manner that protects citizens 

and the environment during 

mining and assures that the 

land is restored to beneficial 

use following mining, and to 

mitigate the effects of past 

mining by aggressively pursuing 

reclamation of abandoned coal 

mines.

Photo: An OSMRE inspector is examining some vegetation 

at an abandoned mine land site in Ohio.

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Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act of 1977

The history of coal mining in the United States 

dates back many centuries. As a result, millions 

of Americans live less than a mile from an 

abandoned coal mine. The Abandoned Mine 

Land (AML) Reclamation Program addresses 

the hazards and environmental degradation 

posed by these legacy mine sites. 

Title V of the Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act of 1977

SMCRA requirements ensure that coal mining 

operations are conducted in an environmentally 

responsible manner and that the land is 

adequately reclaimed during and following the 

mining process. OSMRE is either responsible for 

regulating active coal operations or providing 

oversight of the State and Tribal regulatory 

programs that have obtained primacy. 

OSMRE and SMCRA Programs

The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 is the primary federal law that regulates 

the environmental effects of coal mining in the United States. SMCRA created two programs: one for 

reclaiming abandoned mine lands and a second for regulating active coal mines.

Difference Between SMCRA’s

 Title IV & Title V

Title IV Title V

Restoring the Environment Protecting the Environment

FISCAL YEAR 2020 BUDGET AND WORKFORCE

• $257.5 million in discretionary funding.

• $2.13 billion in mandatory funding1.

• 354 full-time equivalent employees2.

• Headquartered in the Main Interior Building in Washington, DC 

with three regional offices:

• Pittsburgh (Regions 1 and 2).

• Alton, Illinois (Regions 3, 4 and 6).

• Lakewood, Colorado (Regions 5 and 7-11).

To learn more about OSMRE’s current and historical budgets, please visit

www.osmre.gov/resources/budget-and-planning.

Conflict of Interest Reporting under the Surface Mining Control 

and Reclamation Act of 1977

Federal and state employees who perform functions or duties under SMCRA are 

precluded from having financial interests in underground or surface coal mining 

operations. During FY 2020, OSMRE did not identify any, nor take any actions for, 

violations of these or related conflict of interest provisions.

1 Mandatory grants to states and tribes are subject to sequestration pursuant to the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act. Mandatory distributions were reduced by 5.9% for FY 

2020. Actual mandatory funding after sequestration was $2.12 billion.

2

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

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Interior Region Boundary Lines

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Reclamation and Enforcement

OFFICE LOCATIONS

INTERIOR REGIONS 

5, 7-11

REGIONAL OFFICE

P. O. Box 25065

One Denver Federal Center, 

Building 41

Lakewood, CO 80225

(303) 293-5000

INTERIOR REGIONS 

3,4, AND 6 

REGIONAL OFFICE

501 Belle Street, Room 216 

Alton, IL 62002

(618) 463-6460

INTERIOR REGIONS

1 AND 2

REGIONAL OFFICE

Three Parkway Center

Pittsburgh, PA 15220

(412) 937-2828

HEADQUARTERS

1849 C Street, NW

Washington, DC 20240

(202) 208-2565

www.osmre.gov

ADDITIONAL INTERIOR REGIONAL OFFICES

Interior Regions 1 

and 2

PITTSBURGH FIELD 

OFFICE

(Maryland, Massachusetts,

Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 

Rhode Island)

Three Parkway Center

Pittsburgh, PA 15220

(412) 937-2828

NEW CUMBERLAND 

OFFICE

215 Limekiln Rd.

New Cumberland, PA 17070 

(717) 730-6985

CHARLESTON FIELD 

OFFICE

(West Virginia, Virginia)

1027 Virginia St., East

Charleston, WV 25301

(304) 347-7158

BECKLEY OFFICE

313 Harper Park Dr.

Beckley, WV 25801

(304) 255-5265

LEXINGTON FIELD 

OFFICE

(Kentucky, Georgia, North 

Carolina, Tennessee)

2675 Regency Rd.

Lexington, KY 40503-2922

(859) 260-3902

KNOXVILLE OFFICE

710 Locust St., 2nd Floor

Knoxville, TN 37902

(865) 545-4103

LONDON OFFICE

421 West Highway 80

P.O. Box 1048

London, KY 40741

(606) 878-6440

Interior Regions 3, 4, 

and 6

ALTON FIELD DIVISION

(Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 

Missouri)

501 Belle St., Room 216

Alton, IL 62002

(618) 463-6460

BIRMINGHAM FIELD 

OFFICE

(Alabama, Louisiana, 

Mississippi)

135 Gemini Ci., Suite 215

Homewood, AL 35209

(205) 290-7282

TULSA FIELD OFFICE

(Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, 

Texas)

1645 South 101st East Ave.

Suite 145

Tulsa, OK 74135-6548

(918) 581-6430

Interior Regions 5, 

7-11

DENVER FIELD 

DIVISION

(Alaska, California, Colorado, 

New Mexico, Oregon, Utah)

P.O. Box 25065

One Denver Federal Center, 

Building 41

Lakewood, CO 80225

(303) 293-5026

CASPER FIELD OFFICE

(Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, 

South Dakota, Wyoming, Crow 

Tribe, Northern Cheyenne 

Tribe, Cheyenne River Sioux 

Tribe)

150 East B St., Room 4100

Casper, WY 82601-1018

(301) 261-6550

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CELEBRATING 50 

YEARS OF THE 

NATIONAL MINE MAP 

REPOSITORY

The National Mine Map Repository 

(NMMR), located in Greentree, 

Pennsylvania, celebrated its 50th 

anniversary in 2020. The NMMR’s 

anniversary is important because the 

NMMR’s service can be used not only 

for coal mining applications but other 

types of mining. As the only mine map 

repository of its kind in the United 

States, the NMMR has a variety of 

maps. Their mission is to collect and 

keep mine maps for the future. The 

NMMR has maps from 88 commodity 

mines, like gold and a gemstone called 

garnet, among other minerals found 

in the United States. In the 1990s, 

the NMMR consolidated mine map 

repositories from around the country 

to create a single national mine map 

repository.

The signing of the Federal Coal Mine 

Health and Safety Act on December 

30, 1969, by President Richard Nixon 

created the NMMR. The Department 

of the Interior incorporated the 

NMMR into OSMRE in 1982. The 

establishment of NMMR helped 

better inform regulators ensuring 

the improved safety of miners, the 

environment, and communities.

Image: A mine map from the Lick Fork Coal Company. 

It depicts a room and pillar mine.

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Just before the establishment 

of the NMMR, a tragedy struck 

in 1968 near Hominy Falls, 

West Virginia. Miners in the 

Hominy mine unknowingly 

were approaching an 

abandoned mine while 

digging. When the miners 

breached the adjacent 

wall, trapped water caused 

significant flooding and 

stranded the workers. Some 

miners were rescued almost 

a week later, others after ten 

days, and others perished. A 

local mine map repository was 

created that began collecting, 

archiving, and making mine 

maps available in the local 

area to prevent problems like 

this in the future.

Three decades later, in 

2002, another mine disaster 

happened in Somerset 

County, Pennsylvania, at 

Quecreek Mining Inc. Nine 

miners became trapped 

when they accidentally dug 

into a flooded shaft from the 

abandoned Saxman mine. The 

miners were stuck in a fourfoot-high chamber 240 feet 

underground. For the next 

few days, the Mine Safety and 

Health Administration and 

the Pennsylvania Department 

of Environmental Protection, 

Bureau of Abandoned 

Mine Reclamation (BAMR), 

worked together to help 

free the miners. At BAMR 

offices, staff digitized the 

Quecreek and abandoned 

Saxman mine boundaries 

from available mine maps 

from the NMMR. That work 

created a map showing where 

the miners were trapped in 

combination with the mine 

boundaries, roads, and 

towns, superimposed on a 

U.S. Geological Survey base 

map. This graphic, along with 

another one illustrating where 

the miners were trapped, were 

distributed to rescue officials, 

the public, and the media. 

The NMMR’s extensive 

collection of mine maps 

is pivotal in preventing 

disasters, even during one, 

like Quecreek Mine. The 

NMMR houses nearly 150,000 

scanned maps and 230,000 

mines recorded in its online 

database. There are records 

of mines dating back to the 

18th century, but the oldest 

available map is from the 19th 

century. Donated maps are 

scanned into a digital format 

and made available for the 

public to view on request. 

Physical copies of the maps 

are returned to local historical 

societies or the individuals 

that own them after the 

completion of scanning. 

Maps come in all sizes and 

an array of conditions. While 

many maps have a year 

attached, many do not. For 

decades, maps were not 

required to include the year 

they were made. It is difficult 

to know for sure what period 

a map is from if it does not 

have a date. Occasionally, 

received maps are unfinished 

or buildings and towns used 

as landmarks are no longer 

standing.

 

Most of the mine maps 

archived by the NMMR are 

hand drawn. The NMMR 

uses Geographic Information 

Systems to illustrate where 

these mine maps correlate 

with the surface of the 

Earth. It is possible, using a 

computer, to layer mine maps 

on top of each other to see 

where the mines are in relation 

to landmarks and other mines.

The NMMR has one of the 

largest scanners in the world, 

the CS 360 ST-P Cruse. The 

surface area of the scanner 

table measures 80 inches wide 

and 120 inches long, which 

is about the size of a billiard 

table. Adding customized 

extensions on the scanner 

further extends the surface 

area when space is needed. 

These scanners pick up 

everything on the map and 

show fine details. It is crucial 

to ensure that older maps 

are as smooth as they can 

be and free of debris like lint 

and dust to provide the bestcaptured image. Microfilm 

was the archival material of 

choice before digital scanners 

became more popular and 

widespread. New technologies 

are changing map preservation 

standards. Now the maps 

that the NMMR collects and 

archives are high-quality 

digital images and are easily 

transferable. In addition to the 

Image: A grayscale drawing of an underground mine map.

Illustration: An illustration of the Quecreek and Saxman Mine. The 

illustration shows how water was thought to enter the mine and where the 

rescue shafts needed to be constructed.

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scanners, the NMMR also has an online database where the public can locate mines near them 

and view or request maps in almost any region. 

The NMMR has adopted many changes over the years to keep up with emerging technology.

However, they still keep copies of maps stored on microfilm. The first scans of maps were 

scans of those microfilms made in the late 1990s. The NMMR acquired its first large format 

table scanner in 2006. Then beginning in the 2010s, several projects started: the process of 

upgrading the NMMR’s database, data, and image standards. Since that time, the NMMR’s 

database has experienced major renovations and continues to have ongoing improvement 

updates. 

The National Mine Map Repository’s 50th anniversary is a significant milestone for the NMMR 

and OSMRE. For more information about the NMMR, please visit

www.osmre.gov/programs/national-mine-map-repository.

This photo shows improperly stored maps, at least under 

currently accepted archival standards, in a vault at Lehigh 

Anthracite. The vault is part of the oldest mining company in the 

U.S. and is where NMMR rescued the map of the oldest mine in 

the NMMR archive, dating back to 1792. These maps have since 

been digitized, and the originals returned to the vault’s owner for 

them to archive and properly store.

Photo: A photo of a person’s hand holding an index card with an archived microfilm 

of a map in the NMMR collection as part of a more extensive index of maps.

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NAVY 

MINE

Protecting People and the Environment

Photo: A photo of heavy equipment moving brush and spoil near 

a small fire at the abandoned Navy Mine.

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The OSMRE’s Federal 

Reclamation Program (FRP), 

plays a pivotal role in the 

restoration and protection of 

the environment from historic 

coal mining, while improving 

public safety. During 2019, 

OSMRE responded to an 

emergency fire at the historic 

Navy Mine Site in Cumberland, 

Washington. The first spark 

of the fire ignition may have 

come from slides within 

the 140 foot long by 70 foot 

wide, tailings pile allowing 

pathways for oxygen flow 

that fed the fire, or from an 

illegal campfire burning in 

the wrong place at the wrong 

time. The fire left plumes of 

black smoke billowing into 

the air with thick smoke and 

heat at the ground surface 

igniting small trees and shrubs 

on the hillside above the old 

mine. The homes below were in 

harm’s way, creating a threat 

to public health, safety, and 

property. The fire needed to 

be extinguished expediently 

to prevent it from leaving the 

historic mine site, igniting the 

wildland interface, and moving 

toward the residences, less 

than a quarter mile away!

Multiple factors contributed to this mine fire becoming one of the most challenging 

and complex problems OSMRE’s FRP has faced in Washington state.

• The proximity of the burning tailings to the urban interface.

• The historic mine site consists of unmapped features and potential openings 

at the surface which could allow for the fire to enter the underground mine 

workings if not contained.

• The burning tailings pile is adjacent to wildlands and the limited site access is 

via a narrow wildlife trail/footpath from the main road.

• Temperatures deep in the tailings pile exceeded 700 degrees Fahrenheit and 

greater than 300 degrees Fahrenheit just below the ground surface.

• The lateral extent of the smoldering tailings pile was difficult to delineate 

due to reduced visibility from smoke and heat generated from the fire when 

coupled with the steep slopes and dense vegetation of the wildland interface.

• The property encompassing the Navy Mine is privately owned, remote, riddled 

with wildlife trails/footpaths and does not have a perimeter fence to secure 

the site from trespass, creating a potential danger to contractors working on 

the site, trespasser(s) and preventing theft or vandalism of equipment and 

supplies during operations.

The reclamation consisted of clearing vegetation from the perimeter of the 

Photo: A photo showing smoke rising above a tree line 

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at the Navy Mine fire location.

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burning tailings pile to create a fire break, clearing vegetation from inside the 

burning tailings pile, removing hot coal tailings from the burning pile, mixing 

the hot tailings with native soil and coal mine firefighting foam in the mixing 

area, then spreading the mix out in the designated repository area in 6 inch lifts. 

The lifts were separated by native soil taken from the project area to keep those 

extinguished coal tailings at temperatures less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, 

significantly reducing their ability to reignite. 

The contractor’s careful monitoring of wind conditions, site air quality conditions, 

coal tailings pile temperatures, coal repository temperatures, diligence with site 

security, and detailed communications of real time site conditions allowed OSMRE 

to mitigate the potential catastrophe and make the area safe again. The successful 

reclamation work was accomplished through thorough planning, constant 

communication with contractors via daily meetings, careful monitoring during coal 

quenching and placement operations, and sound judgment and decisive action in 

the field during construction.

Photo: Heavy equipment at the Navy Mine location working with top soil and spoil 

grading the reclaimed area.

Photo: A photo showing a bulldozer and a dumptruck clearing brush and 

debris from the hillside at the Navy Mine location.

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RESTORING

THE ENVIRONMENT

Abandoned Mine Land Program

Photo: A worker connecting slats to a batgate in a mine opening.

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RECLAIMING ABANDONED MINE LANDS

Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

Restoring the Environment

Coal mining has been common in the United States for nearly two centuries. Prior to 

the passage of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977, 

there was no federal regulatory oversight of coal operators or what happened to 

mines after mining stopped. As a result, millions of Americans live less than a mile 

from an abandoned coal mine. 

Abandoned Mine Land Program

The OSMRE Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program addresses the 

hazards and environmental degradation posed by coal mines that were unreclaimed 

or inadquately reclaimed before SMCRA. While AML can be dangerous and 

unwelcoming, through reclamation, this land can find a new purpose.

1978 - 2007

2008 - 2012

Surface Mine: 35¢

Underground: 15¢

Lignite: 10¢

Surface Mine: 31.5¢

Underground: 13.5¢

Lignite: 9¢

ABANDONED MINE LAND 

RECLAMATION FEE RATES* OVER TIME

Fee per ton of coal produced

*Change in fee rates was a result of Congress amending the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Congress again reduced 

the fee rate in 2021.

2013 - 2021

Surface Mine: 28¢

Underground: 12¢

Lignite: 8¢

AML Fee Collection

Title IV of SMCRA created the AML reclamation program, which is funded by a 

reclamation fee assessed on each ton of coal produced. As originally enacted, 

SMCRA authorized collection of reclamation fees for 15 years following the date of 

enactment (August 3, 1977). 

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Since FY 2016, Congress has 

appropriated funding for the 

Abandoned Mine Land Economic 

Revitalization (AMLER) Program (also 

know as the AML Pilot Program). In FY 

2020, the AMLER program made $115 

million in funding available to three 

Tribal AML Programs (Crow Tribe, Hopi 

Tribe, and Navajo Nation) and the six 

Appalachian states with the highest 

amount of unfunded high-priority 

coal problems (Alabama, Kentucky, 

Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West 

Virginia).

Additional information on the AMLER 

Program can be found in OSMRE’s 

AMLER Program Report. To read the 

report, please visit www.osmre.gov/

programs/reclaiming-abandonedmine-lands.

ABANDONED MINE LAND ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION PROGRAM FISCAL 

YEAR’S 2016 - 2020 TOTALS IN MILLIONS

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Cumulative 

Total

Alabama $10 $10 $10 $10 $40

Kentucky $30 $25 $25 $25 $25 $130

Ohio $10 $10 $10 $10 $40

Pennsylvania $30 $25 $25 $25 $25 $130

Virginia $10 $10 $10 $10 $40

West Virginia $30 $25 $25 $25 $25 $130

Crow Tribe $3.33 $3.33 $3.33 $10

Hopi Tribe $3.33 $3.33 $3.33 $10

Navajo Nation $3.33 $3.33 $3.33 $10

Annual Total $90 $105 $115 $115 $115 $540

During FY 2016, only the three Appalachian states with the highest 

unfunded AML inventories were eligible for the $90 million grant program. 

In FY 2017, Congress provided an additional $25 million ($105 million total) 

and incorporated six Appalachian states with the highest unfunded AML 

inventories. In 2018, Congress expanded the program again by including 

three Tribes and provided an additional $10 million ($115 million total).

ABANDONED MINE LAND ECONOMIC 

REVITALIZATION PROGRAM

FY 2019 AML GRANTS TO

STATES AND TRIBES

State/Tribe Amount Allocated

Alabama $3,356,714

Alaska $2,823,000

Arkansas $2,823,000

Colorado $2,823,000

Illinois $11,681,218

Indiana $5,731,158

Iowa $2,823,000

Kansas $2,823,000

Kentucky $11,314,447

Louisiana $54,775

Maryland $2,823,000

Mississippi $113,406

Missouri $2,823,000

Montana $3,326,000

New Mexico $2,823,000

North Dakota $2,823,000

Ohio $6,048,847

Oklahoma $2,823,000

Pennsylvania $32,171,975

Tennessee $2,823,000

Texas $1,048,744

Utah $813,312

Virginia $3,563,263

West Virginia $22,865,581

Wyoming $35,801,324

Crow Tribe $457,853

Hopi Tribe $361,073

Navajo Nation $1,096,930

National Total $180,859,620

State and Tribal allocations are rounded 

to the nearest dollar.

Each year, OSMRE calculates the 

specific proportion of AML grant 

funding to be awarded to each 

state and tribe. The 2006 SMCRA 

Amendments mandated this AML 

grant distribution process.

The distribution is determined using 

a pre-set formula authorized by 

SMCRA.

This formula takes into account 

AML fee collections, historic coal 

production, the various shares within 

the AML Fund (i.e. state/Tribal Share, 

Federal Expense Share, Historic 

Coal Share), the minimum program 

supplemental adjustments, the AML 

inventory and, any other special 

Appropriations Act provisions (e.g. 

sequestration).

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Status of the AML Fund

The AML Fund amount was approximately $11.674 billion as of September 30, 2020 

($9.980 billion collected in AML fees and $1.694 billion in interest earned). This 

amount is broken down as follows:

• $9.461 billion or 81% represents the appropriated or awarded amount that 

OSMRE has been authorized to distribute in accordance with SMCRA.

• $2.213 billion or 19% remains unappropriated in the AML Fund which is 

not yet available for disbursement. Interest earned on the unapproriated 

balance is transferred to three health care plans administered by the 

United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Health and Retirement Funds.

Unappropriated 

Remaining Balance 

$2.213 billion

19%

OSMRE Operation and AML 

Emergencies

$1.849 billion

16%

United Mine 

Workers of America 

Health and 

Retirement Funds

$1.548 billion

13%

AML Grants to States and 

Tribes

$6.064 billion

52%

Construction

$3.945 billion

65%

Project Design

$1 billion

17%

Administrative Costs

$451 million

7%

Acid Mine Drainage

$410 million

7%

Undelivered Orders

$258 million

4%

ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION FUND

FY 1977 - FY 2020

TOTAL $11.674 BILLION INCLUDING INTEREST EARNED, AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

To read more about the status of the AML Fund, please visit 

OSMRE’s Reclaiming Abandoned Mine Lands page at

www.osmre.gov/programs/reclaiming-abandoned-mine-lands.

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OSMRE first recognized 

outstanding abandoned mine 

land reclamation and exemplary 

reclamation techniques in 

1992, when it started 

the annual AML 

Reclamation Awards 

Program. The 

program mirrors one of the 

objectives of SMCRA to ensure 

that land mined for coal would 

be restored to beneficial use as 

part of the mining process and 

that lands abandoned without 

reclamation before the law would 

be reclaimed.

AWARD ELIGIBILITY

AML projects funded wholly or in part and completed by approved state or tribal 

programs are eligible for an award, including coal, non-coal, high-priority, and 

emergency projects. Abandoned mine reclamation completed by citizen groups 

or other non-state/non-tribal organizations are not eligible for these awards. One 

project may be submitted by each state or tribal program each year.

AWARD WINNERS

Winning projects represent the nation’s highest achievements in AML 

reclamation, demonstrating innovative reclamation techniques and completing 

reclamation that results in outstanding on-the-ground performance.

OSMRE has traditionally given five awards:

• One national award.

• One award for small projects (restricted to projects receiving less than $1 

million in a state or tribe that receives less than $6 million annually in AML 

funding).

• Three regional awards. 

Any entry is eligible for the national award. A list of eligible voters and 

organizations able to submit nominations is located at www.osmre.gov/programs/

abandoned-mine-land-awards-program.

ABANDONED MINE LAND 

RECLAMATION AWARDS

2020 NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Ehrenfeld AML Pilot Reclamation/Recreation & Watershed Improvement Project, Penn.

Approximately 70 acres of 

coal refuse piles located 

along the “Johnstown Path 

of the Flood Trail,” posed 

multiple environmental 

threats to the area. 

Frequent erosion clogged 

an unnamed tributary to 

the Little Conemaugh 

River, as a result, highly 

acidic water leached 

into and subsequently 

impaired local streams, 

burning areas of refuse 

piles and degrading air 

quality for the residents. 

To address these hazards, 

Pennsylvania’s AML 

Program removed the 

refuse piles, eliminated the 

surface burning conditions 

and improved the Little 

Conemaugh watershed. 

The reclamation 

project has resulted in 

new opportunities for 

recreation and tourism 

with the addition of a 

community park and safer 

walking trails.

Photo: An aerial view of the reclaimed abandoned mine land area.

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In 2018, West Virginia received two 

different reports of landslides within the 

same neighborhood. Calls from concerned 

residents regarding these slides, and 

the subsequent investigations by West 

Virginia’s AML program, revealed that 

more than 10 homes were threatened, 

while another home had slid partially 

downhill. With the threat to people’s lives 

and property imminent, West Virginia’s 

quick response abated the threats to the 

residents and helped to stabilize their 

properties, preventing further damage and 

economic loss.

Two large and dangerous highwalls 

located near a public road posed a danger 

to anyone driving, hiking, hunting or 

fishing near the Sugar Ridge Fish and 

Wildlife Area. Indiana’s AML program 

worked with one of its sister agencies in 

the Indiana DNR to address the hazards. 

This collaborative effort eliminated 1,615 

linear feet of dangerous highwalls while 

mitigating future acid mine drainage (AMD) 

problems, improving wetland areas, and 

providing better wildlife habitat, all of 

which improved recreational opportunities 

at the site.

A 20-acre abandoned mine site located 

near two popular recreation areas 

contained dangerous highwalls and a 

large, water-filled pit. The site not only 

posed a hazard to the public, but also 

raised liability concerns for private 

landowners who used the property as 

horse pasture and a hunting area. North 

Dakota’s AML program addressed these 

issues by eliminating approximately 1,300 

feet of dangerous highwalls, creating 

a pond that recharges fresh water, and 

preserving a prehistoric, petrified tree 

stump, estimated to be between 55 and 60 

REGIONAL AWARDS

million years old.

RIDGEWAY DRIVE (FERRELL & MCDANIEL) LANDSLIDE 

EMERGENCIES, WEST VIRGINIA

BUTTERMILK HIGHWALLS, AML SITE 1820, INDIANA

THE CARRICK MINE AML PROJECT, NORTH DAKOTA

Open mine portals in a 

nature preserve adjacent to 

several popular hiking trails 

posed a danger not only to 

the public, but also to the 

over 600 Tricolor bats that 

called the portals home. 

When a bat study confirmed 

the presence of White-nose 

syndrome within the bat 

population, the urgency to 

limit human entry to the 

portals was heightened. 

Alabama’s AML program 

reclaimed the site, resolving 

public safety concerns while 

minimizing the ecological 

impact to the local area.

RUFFNER MOUNTAIN PORTALS AML PROJECT, ALABAMA

SMALL PROJECT AWARD
PROTECTING THE 

ENVIRONMENT

Regulatory Program

Illustration: A slihouette image of a large dumptruck in the background with two people 

wearing hardhats in the foreground.

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One of the purposes of SMCRA is to establish a nationwide 

program to protect society and the environment from the adverse 

effects of surface coal mining operations. The law directs the 

Bureau to establish, maintain, and update federal standards 

that a state or tribe must meet to administer its coal mining 

regulatory program. The Bureau also provides states and tribes 

with assistance and consultation needed for them to assume 

primary responsibility—or “primacy”—for regulatory activities 

under SMCRA. When a state or tribe assumes primacy, OSMRE 

transitions to an oversight role, ensuring that the state or tribal 

agency properly implements its regulatory programs. The Bureau 

retains the ability to review regulatory actions and take direct 

action, including enforcement, where authorized and necessary 

to ensure the state or tribe is appropriately implementing its 

programs. OSMRE is the regulatory authority for Federal Program 

states as well as on Indian lands. To date, no Indian Tribe has 

assumed primacy. 

For more information on the array of programs, initiatives, 

projects, and actions under OSMRE’s Regulatory Program, please 

visit www.osmre.gov/programs/regulating-active-coal-mines. 

State Programs

Since May 3, 1978, all surface coal mines have been required to 

have permits and to comply with either OSMRE regulations or 

corresponding approved stated program provisions (in states 

that have primacy. An effective relationship between OSMRE 

and the states is fundamental to the successful implementation 

of SMCRA. This shared federal-state commitment to carry out 

the requirements of the SMCRA is based on common goals and 

principles that form the basis for the relationship.

Oversight of State Programs

Section 517(a) of SMCRA requires OSMRE to make inspections 

as necessary to evaluation the administration of approved state 

programs. Most state programs were approved in the early 1980s, 

and OSMRE’s oversight of the programs focused on the

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REGULATORY PROGRAM

Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

FISCAL YEAR 2020 

REGULATORY GRANT 

DISTRIBUTION

State/Tribe FY 2020 Allocation

Alabama $1,420,234

Alaska $373,008

Colorado $2,323,844

Illinois $3,339,928

Indiana $1,602,801

Iowa $46,557

Kansas $63,737

Kentucky $13,497,278

Louisiana $266,092

Maryland $901,705

Mississippi $265,256

Missouri $210,341

Montana $2,137,656

North Dakota $1,016,025

Ohio $1,449,935

Oklahoma $1,326,932

Pennsylvania $13,174,069

Texas $2,575,034

Utah $2,544,453

Virginia $3,670,097

West Virginia $10,488,404

Wyoming $2,467,784

Crow Tribe $575,002

Hopi Tribe $390,615

Navajo Nation $1,500,000

Totals* $68,590,000

*Final distribution does not include the $2.3 million 

that was distributed to Tennessee in Program 

Development Funds for Fiscal Years 2020-2021.

OSMRE provides matching 

funding in the form of regulatory 

grants to primacy states up 

to 50% of the cost of their 

regulatory programs. Indian 

Tribe’s can receive 100% of the 

funds necessary to develop a 

regulatory program.

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implementation of the many procedural and process requirements such as 

permitting, inspection, enforcement, and penalties, each with numerous 

mandated requirements. These are prescribed to achieve the environmental 

protection performance standards and the overall purposes of SMCRA. 

Federal Programs

Section 5094(a) of SMCRA requires OSMRE to regulate surface coal mining and 

reclamation activities on non-federal and non-Indian lands in any state if:

• The state’s proposal for a permanent program has not been approved by 

the Secretary of the Interior.

• The state does not submit its own permanent regulatory program.

• The state does not implement, enforce, or maintain its approved state 

program.

Although OSMRE encourages and supports state primacy in the regulation of 

coal mining and reclamation operations, some states with coal reserves have 

elected not to submit or maintain regulatory programs. Those states are called 

federal program states, and their coal mining and reclamation operations are 

regulated by OSMRE. Federal programs are in effect in 12 states: Arizona, 

California, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon, 

Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Washington. 

Regulation of Surface Mining on Federal and Indian Lands

Section 523(a) of SMCRA requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish and 

implement a federal regulatory program that applies to all surface coal mining operations 

that take place on federal lands. OSMRE enacted the current Federal Lands Program 

on February 16, 1983. The federal lands program is important because the federal 

government owns significant coal reserves, primarily in the West. Of the identified coal 

reserves in the western United States, 60% is federal owned. The leasing of federal coal 

reserves is administered by the Federal Coal Management Program of the Department of 

the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management. OSMRE plays a role in development with the 

mining plans.

In addition, Section 710 of SMCRA requires that the Secretary establish and implement a 

Federal program for the regulation of surface coal mining on Indian lands (unless a Tribe 

assumes primacy). Thus, OSMRE provides directly regulates coal mining an reclamation 

operations on Indian lands through its Indian lands program.

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EXCELLENCE IN SURFACE 

COAL MINING AWARDSRECOGNIZING EXEMPLARY

RECLAMATION

The Excellence in Surface Coal Mining 

Reclamation Awards are presented to coal 

mining companies that achieve the most 

exemplary coal mine reclamation in the 

nation. Past winners have demonstrated a 

commitment to sound mining practices and 

effective reclamation plans that enhanced 

beneficial postmining use of the land. 

OSMRE has honored high-quality coal mine 

reclamation since 1986.

AWARD ELIGIBILITY

Surface coal mining and reclamation operations 

conducted under a Title V permit (1978 - present) are 

eligible for nomination. Also, non-permitted mining and reclamation completed 

using Government Financial Reclamation Contracts under the Enhanced 

Abandoned Mine Land (AML) regulations are also eligible for nomination. AML 

reclamation projects carried out exclusive of active mining are not included in this 

program. AML projects integrated with Title V permitted operations are eligible for 

an award.

AWARD WINNERS

Innovative reclamation techniques or have completed reclamation that resulted 

in outstanding on-the-ground performance. The awards program is designed to 

help state and federal regulators transfer exceptional reclamation methods and 

techniques from award-winning operations to other coal mine operators who work 

under SMCRA nationwide.

2020 NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Navajo Transitional Energy Company, North American Coal Company

Bisti Fuels Navajo Mine San Juan County, New Mexico

The judges cited this effort for 

going well beyond the requirements, 

spirit, and intent of the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation 

Act. The size, scope, and sense 

of obligation is why the judges 

chose this nomination for the 2020 

National Award, given to the Navajo 

Transitional Energy Company, and 

North American Coal/Bisti Fuels.

The company’s ongoing commitment to 

charity, transparency, and ensuring that 

mine operations continue safely is why 

the judges cited Wolf Run mine, and Leer 

South Complex as the Good Neighbor 

Award Winner for 2020.

WOLF RUN MINING, LLC LEER SOUTH MINE COMPLEX 

GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA

GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARD

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TECHNOLOGY 

DEVELOPMENT and 

TRANSFER PROGRAM

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As part of OSMRE’s mandate under SMCRA, the 

Bureau provides technical support, assistance, 

and training to state and tribal surface coal 

mining programs. The Technology Development 

and Transfer Program covers a range of 

activities that promote and utilize technological 

innovations that better protect the environment 

during mining and in reclaiming active and 

abandoned mines.

OSMRE also provides training that ensures that 

states, tribes, and the Bureau’s other partners 

continue to administer their surface mining 

programs efficiently and effectively. In FY 2020, 

the Technology Development and Transfer 

Program received $14.765 million.

For more information on OSMRE’s Technology 

Development and Transfer Program, visit www.

osmre.gov/programs/technology-and-transferprogram.

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The Appalachian Regional 

Reforestation Initiative (ARRI) 

is a coalition of groups, 

including citizens, the coal 

industry, and the government 

dedicated to restoring forests 

on coal mined lands in the 

Eastern United States. ARRI 

was established in early 2004 

with the formation of the Core 

Team that includes OSMRE 

and state Personnel. The 

Core Team’s responsibilities 

include outreach, training, 

event planning, and monthly 

meetings to discuss progress 

reports and new strategies. 

A Science Team was also 

developed to conduct mine land 

reforestation research and to 

provide credibility. Most of the 

major research universities in 

Appalachia are represented 

on the ARRI Science Team. 

ARRI promotes a set of best 

management practices coined 

the Forestry Reclamation 

Approach (FRA), to plant trees 

on reclaimed coal mined lands. 

Highly productive forestland 

can be created on reclaimed 

mine lands under existing 

laws and regulations by using 

the Forestry Reclamation 

Approach.

ARRI works on three different 

categories of reforestation 

projects: Active Mining 

Operations, Abandoned Mine 

Land Projects, and Legacy Site 

Projects.

[Continues on page 60.]

Appalachian Regional 

Reforestation Initiative

The FRA is the best technology currently available for mine land reforestation and 

consists of five simple steps:

Step 1: Create the best possible growth medium with material on the permit area 

Step 2: Loosely place this material to prevent compaction

Step 3: Use a tree compatible ground cover

Step 4: Plant native tree species with emphasis on later successional species 

Step 5: Use proper tree planting techniques

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Active mining operations are bonded, 

and the coal operator is responsible 

for planting trees as part of the 

reclamation process when required. 

ARRI provides guidance to the 

coal industry through rules, policy, 

training, research, and on-site visits 

to provide technical assistance. From 

2004 to 2020, approximately 150 

million trees have been planted on 

about 200,000 acres of reclaimed 

mine land in Appalachia.

ARRI guides AML programs through 

training, technical assistance on 

contract preparation, job showings, 

and on-site visits to offer technical 

support. From 2004 to 2020, 

approximately 1 million trees were 

been planted on about 1,500 acres of 

AML sites in Appalachia.

Legacy sites are defined as 

previously reclaimed coal mining 

operations where reforestation 

opportunities exist. ARRI provides 

guidance on legacy site projects 

to all partner organizations by 

showcasing proper mine land 

reforestation, encouraging projects, 

and by providing an umbrella 

organization for this work to occur. 

Funding for legacy site reforestation 

projects comes from philanthropic 

organizations, government agencies 

such as USDA, NRCS and USFS, and 

others. Fiduciaries such as Green 

Forests Work, the PA Environmental 

Council, Foundation for Pennsylvania 

Watersheds, the Susquehanna 

River Basin Commission, and the 

National Park Foundation make 

this work possible. From 2004 

to 2020, ARRI and partners have 

organized 390 planting events 

across Appalachia, covering 4,984.6 

acres with 3,059,655 trees. Over 

21,00 participants, most of whom 

were volunteers, logged 121,336 

hours planting these trees. High 

profile projects include reforestation 

of the Flight 93 National Memorial 

and red spruce restoration on the 

Monongahela National Forest.

A recent study by the University of 

Kentucky shows over 1 million acres 

of forestland in Appalachia have 

been converted, by coal mining, 

from a mixed mesophytic forest 

to a grassland or shrub/scrubland 

dominated by non-native invasive 

species. Most of this land is sitting 

idle and has little economic value 

because of its remote locations. This 

is prime land for reforestation. Site 

preparation is crucial to the survival 

of the planted seedlings. Proper site 

preparation (removal of nonnative 

species and ripping to mitigate 

compaction) also encourages the 

natural colonization of native species 

and increases a site’s long-term 

productivity.

For more information about ARRI, 

including a list of volunteer planting 

events, Reforestation Advisories, 

contacts for partner organizations, 

and other mine land reforestation 

information can be found at 

ARRI’s website at www.osmre.gov/

programs/arri.

FY 2020 TABLES

More information about OSMRE budget’s and 

performance information is available online at

www.osmre.gov/resources/budget-and-planning.

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Table 1:

FY 2020 Abandoned Mine Land Funding (Cash Basis)

State/Tribe AML 

Collections1

State Share 

Distribution

Historic Coal 

Distribution

Minimum 

Program 

Distribution

Certified 

In Lieu 

Distribution2

Total 

Mandatory 

Distribution

Emergency 

Distribution3

Alabama $2,031,983 $956,048 $2,400,666 $0 $0 $3,356,714 $0

Alaska $279,226 $131,376 $25,905 $2,665,719 $0 $2,823,000 $0

Arkansas $0 $0 $199,595 $2,623,405 $0 $2,823,000 $0

Colorado $2,077,684 $977,550 $1,169,962 $675,488 $0 $2,823,000 $0

Illinois $5,924,761 $2,787,600 $8,893,618 $0 $0 $11,681,218 $0

Indiana $6,026,941 $2,835,675 $2,895,483 $0 $0 $5,731,158 $0

Iowa $0 $0 $702,970 $2,120,030 $0 $2,823,000 $0

Kansas $0 $0 $569,871 $2,253,129 $0 $2,823,000 $0

Kentucky $5,522,079 $2,598,139 $8,716,308 $0 $0 $11,314,447 $0

Louisiana $116,419 $0 $0 $0 $54,775 $54,775 $0

Maryland $309,263 $145,508 $564,815 $2,112,677 $0 $2,823,000 $0

Mississippi $241,033 $0 $0 $0 $113,406 $113,406 $0

Missouri $59,893 $28,180 $688,080 $2,106,740 $0 $2,823,000 $0

Montana $7,069,076 $0 $0 $0 $3,326,000 $3,326,000 $0

New Mexico $1,790,462 $842,412 $284,432 $1,696,156 $0 $2,823,000 $0

North Dakota $2,189,472 $1,030,147 $364,099 $1,428,754 $0 $2,823,000 $0

Ohio $1,268,745 $596,944 $5,451,903 $0 $0 $6,048,847 $0

Oklahoma $84,696 $39,849 $409,872 $2,373,279 $0 $2,823,000 $0

Pennsylvania $7,276,067 $3,423,390 $28,748,585 $0 $0 $32,171,975 $0

Tennessee $43,711 $20,566 $1,006,979 $1,795,455 $0 $2,823,000 $0

Texas $2,228,997 $0 $0 $0 $1,048,744 $1,048,744 $0

Utah $1,728,612 $813,312 $0 $0 $0 $813,312 $0

Virginia $1,887,259 $887,955 $2,675,308 $0 $0 $3,563,263 $0

Washington $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

West Virginia $13,481,766 $6,343,171 $16,522,410 $0 $0 $22,865,581 $0

Wyoming $76,092,080 $0 $0 $0 $35,801,324 $35,801,324 $0

Crow Tribe $973,120 $0 $0 $0 $457,853 $457,853 $0

Hopi Tribe $767,425 $0 $0 $0 $361,073 $361,073 $0

Navajo Tribe $2,331,414 $0 $0 $0 $1,096,930 $1,096,930 $0

TOTAL $141,802,185 $24,457,822 $82,290,861 $21,850,832 $42,260,105 $170,859,620 $0

Total figures above have been adjusted for rounding.

AML Fee Collections in Table 1 are reported on a cash basis (recognition of revenue when received) and may not tie to 

OSMRE’s financial statement as these include other amounts.

AML fees are allocated to “pools” upon collection for later distribution. Annual distributions are calculated based on SMCRA 

The distribution above is after sequestration.

1 This column represents AML fees collected during the AML FY 2019 (Dec. 1 to Nov. 30) regardless of when they were 

reported to OSMRE. These amounts are the basis for the FY 2020 distribution.

2 The Certified in Lieu Distribution is also funded by the U.S. Treasury for the certified states “state share balance.”

3 The Emergency Distribution amounts are distributed from discretionary AML appropriated funds and therefore not included 

as part of the Total Mandatory Distribution.

Data Source: Financial Business Management System and the grant distribution.

Table 2:

FY 2020 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund Status 

Cash Basis (Includes Investments)

(Dollars in thousands) FY 2020 FY 2019

Balance, Start of Year $3,021,001 $2,971,842

AML Appropriated Pilot Funds $115,000 $115,000

Fees, debts, and interest collected $123,418 $147,513

Net Investment Activity $55,180 $59,335

Total Earnings $293,598 $321,849

Less:

Disbursements/Rescission $223,429 $218,369

Transfers to the Combined Benefit Fund $37,132 $54,321

Total Disbursements and Transfers $260,561 $272,690

Balance, End of the Year $3,054,038 $3,021,001

Total figures above have been adjusted for rounding.

Note: The information presented in this table is on a cash basis and therefore will not 

reconcile to accrual based financial data presented elsewhere in this report.

Data Source: Financial Business Management System

Table 3: 

Abandoned Mine Land Inventory Costs as of FY 2020

AML Inventory Status

Cumulative Amount 

Through FY 2020

Cumulative Percent 

through FY 2020

Completed $5,151,704,999 31%

Funded $584,619,767 4%

Unfunded $10,859,460,158 65%

TOTAL $16,595,784,023 100%

This table includes all coal and non-coal problems (Priority 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, B, F, and H) as well as nonmining activities. It does not include AMLER Program projects.

Data Source: eAMLIS

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Table 4:

FY 2020 Abandoned Mine Land Grants1 to Primacy States and Indian 

Tribes

State/Tribe Administration2 Project Costs3 AMD SetAside4,5

NonReclamation 

Activity Costs6

2020 Total 2019 Total

Alabama $1,003,941 $4,429,231 $1,007,014 $0 $6,440,186 $5,448,244

Alaska $606,593 $2,650,619 $0 $0 $3,257,212 $2,824,979

Arkansas $266,493 $0 $0 $0 $266,493 $4,785,810

Colorado $1,399,112 $2,776,912 $0 $0 $4,176,024 $3,117,101

Illinois $1,144,685 $5,859,314 $3,500,000 $0 $10,503,999 $42,774,305

Indiana $855,096 $3,865,418 $1,719,347 $0 $6,439,862 $10,670,732

Iowa $311,347 $2,511,653 $0 $0 $2,823,000 $2,814,000

Kansas $253,141 $4,176,453 $0 $0 $4,429,594 $2,814,000

Kentucky $3,610,743 $8,738,321 $0 $0 $12,349,064 $18,364,758

Louisiana $147,243 $0 $0 $50,000 $197,243 $177,258

Maryland $657,164 $1,682,408 $922,454 $0 $3,262,026 $2,993,955

Mississippi $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $444,917

Missouri $217,486 $2,581,176 $71,626 $0 $2,870,288 $2,978,818

Montana $646,852 $2,830,293 $0 $0 $3,477,145 $7,972,068

New Mexico $1,919,109 $1,957,150 $0 $0 $3,876,259 $9,556,991

North Dakota $407,757 $2,641,468 $0 $0 $3,049,225 $2,814,000

Ohio $3,005,566 $4,373,096 $0 $0 $7,378,662 $11,309,333

Oklahoma $384,900 $2,175,297 $0 $0 $2,560,197 $3,409,293

Pennsylvania $1,721,804 $40,178,607 $0 $0 $41,900,411 $62,809,286

Tennessee $424,746 $2,516,886 $308,263 $0 $3,249,895 $2,970,428

Texas $293,402 $13,655,570 $0 $0 $13,948,972 $3,315,463

Utah $608,302 $405,010 $0 $0 $1,013,312 $1,362,163

Virginia $792,480 $3,823,782 $0 $0 $4,616,262 $5,982,633

West Virginia $6,644,825 $27,961,311 $0 $0 $34,606,136 $35,754,311

Wyoming $2,055,803 $38,299,101 $0 $0 $40,354,904 $89,984,528

Crow Tribe $251,412 $206,441 $0 $0 $457,853 $1,211,505

Hopi Tribe $217,822 $143,251 $0 $0 $361,073 $588,522

Navajo Tribe $534,525 $562,406 $0 $0 $1,096,931 $2,817,229

TOTAL $30,382,349 $181,001,173 $7,528,704 $50,000 $218,962,226 $342,066,630

The figures above have been adjusted for rounding. No states or tribes received emergency funding or subsidence 

insurance funding during FY 2020.

1

Grants awarded were funded using the FY 2020 Distribution, carryover and/or funds recovered from prior years. 

Decreases of prior year awards are not included. Therefore, will not tie to the FY2020 Mandatory Distribution in Table 1.

2Included in this category are costs for program support (personnel, budgeting, procurement, etc.), AML inventory 

management, and program policy development. Indirect costs associated with the administration of the program may 

also be included.

3The term “Project Costs” is now used instead of Construction. This category contains non-water supply, water supply 

and non-coal projects.

4This category contains emergency project, administrative, and indirect costs.

5Acid Mine Drainage set-aside are funds set aside in a trust account for use towards Acid Mine Drainage abatement and 

treatment.

6This category contains non-reclamation activity costs that certified states can use from U.S. Treasury funds. Information 

about Louisiana’s non-reclamation activity costs can be found in OSMRE’s Annual Evaluation Report for the Regulatory and 

Abandoned Mine Land Programs FY 2020 report on www.odocs.osmre.gov. 

Data Source: Financial Business Management System

Table 5:

Significant Court Decisions in FY 2020

Case 

Name Citation Summary of Decision Justice v. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement No. 7:19CV00381, 2020 WL 2549701 (W.D. Va. May 19, 2020)

On May 17, 2019, various coal companies and James C. Justice, III 

(collectively Mine Operators) filed this lawsuit against the U.S. 

Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (OSMRE) in the U.S. District Court for the Western 

District of Virginia. Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on August 

23, 2019. Plaintiffs alleged in their complaint that the Mine Operators 

had settled several million dollars in civil penalty debt for $250,000 

and sued to enforce that purported settlement after the Department 

of the Interior referred the entire debt to the Department of Justice 

for collection. The Mine Operators asserted that they entered into 

a valid settlement agreement with an OSMRE Field Office Director. 

The government denied the existence of the purported settlement 

agreement and averred that the Field Office Director lacked the 

authority to enter into a settlement agreement with the Mine 

Operators under the facts of this case. On May 19, 2020, the court 

granted the government’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint. 

The court explained that, under the Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1491, and 

the Little Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346, certain breach-of-contract 

claims can be brought against the United States. In general, the 

U.S. Court of Federal Claims has jurisdiction over certain breach-ofcontract claims against the United States, while district courts have 

concurrent jurisdiction over such claims that do not exceed $10,000. 

Because the purported contract at issue had a value well over $10,000, 

the district court held that it lacked jurisdiction. In addition, the court 

held that it did not have jurisdiction over the Mine Operators’ contract 

claim under the Administrative Procedure Act. Finally, the court 

rejected the Mine Operators’ alternative request to transfer the action 

to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, finding that that court would 

not have jurisdiction because the OSMRE representative involved in 

the matter did not have actual authority to enter into the purported 

settlement agreement. Plaintiffs did not appeal the district court’s 

decision.

Data source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor

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Table 6a: Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (1978-2020) 

Priority 1 and 2 (Protection of Public Health and Safety) and Emergency Projects Elevated Priority 3 Projects1

State/Indian Lands

Clogged Streams

Clogged Stream 

Lands

Dangerous Highwalls

Dangerous 

Impoundments

Dangerous Piles & 

Embankments

Dangerous Slides 

Dangerous Gases 

Hazardous Equipment 

& Facilities 

Hazardous Water 

Bodies 

Industrial/Residential 

Waste 

Portals 

Polluted Water: 

Agriculture & 

Industrial

Polluted Water: 

Human Consumption 

Subsidence 

Surface Burning 

Underground Mine 

Fires

Vertical Openings 

Bench*

Equipment / Facility*

Gobs*

Highwall*

Haul Road*

Mine Opening*

Pits*

Slump*

Slurry*

Spoil Area*

Water Problems*

Alabama 2 198 375,898 1 139 22 1 491 91 26 1,094 11 15 105 149 0 430 0 0 28 7,919 10 4 88 0 0 2,126 51

Alaska 0 0 15,070 4 8 0 0 1,655 2 4 8 0 0 1 67 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Arkansas 2 0 79,333 1 434 0 0 3 95 45 25 2 0 25 4 0 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 0

California 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 1 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CERT Tribes 2 0 0 7,675 0 519 0 0 5 32 9 74 0 0 39 0 3 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0

Colorado 600 0 58,881 0 238 20 1 3 700 31 583 6 0 968 22 306 432 0 0 1,318 0 1 2 12 0 0 4 8

Crow Tribe 0 1 1,915 1 55 22 0 32 1 0 15 3 0 16 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Georgia 0 0 13,200 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hopi Tribe 0 0 11,662 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Idaho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Illinois 28 1,879 96,326 8 726 5 32 503 17 79 182 49 58 271 123 1 1,451 0 6 408 4,210 36 3 46 3 155 35 262

Indiana 11 39 219,949 8 377 5 5 111 2 42 66 14 45 151 15 0 1,475 0 3 453 0 44 0 10 0 253 381 571

Iowa 1,315 25 118,503 10 1,172 1 0 5 46 531 1 20 4 44 0 0 26 0 1 0 17,538 4 0 35 0 0 167 747

Kansas 29 1 247,311 3 111 8 0 2 1 31 0 3 0 67 13 0 2,368 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 536 0

Kentucky 51 8,156 40,209 127 784 2,675 1 289 61 27 3,080 6 19,388 66 252 63 232 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Maryland 264 72 46,880 7 274 115 1 27 21 35 53 140 127 15 1 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 442

Michigan 0 0 950 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 89 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Missouri 11 1,567 108,876 6 902 0 0 28 60 75 36 68 15 6 19 7 139 2 9 152 22,644 2 1 79 0 69 1,067 73

Montana 10 12 7,910 3 83 1 0 198 0 205 729 19 291 877 307 82 435 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Navajo Nation 0 0 5,155 1 1 7 0 4 0 0 198 0 0 14 4 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

New Mexico 2 2 0 0 46 0 0 16 0 0 264 3 1 71 35 32 85 0 1 43 0 28 9 0 0 0 0 0

North Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

North Dakota 0 0 197,383 4 317 35 0 14 18 2 13 6 0 1,369 21 0 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ohio 38 5,650 111,000 15 123 586 5 86 34 34 493 53 342 234 173 3 313 0 0 0 1,330 0 1 3 0 0 17 0

Oklahoma 15 1 325,953 0 0 0 0 18 264 27 200 6 3 30 4 0 189 0 11 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 732 0

Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pennsylvania 769 300 1,407,200 24 1,070 173 8 420 142 42 397 29 3,340 2,862 216 8,396 1,439 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

South Dakota 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tennessee 2 147 133,730 3 534 50 0 31 145 17 193 7 210 6 28 0 12 0 0 0 15,329 0 0 19 0 0 198 1

Texas 0 0 3,285 0 1,074 0 0 0 10 0 6 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Utah 14 10 3,425 1 147 3 19 163 0 2 543 3 0 7 44 23 24 0 1 18 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Virginia 76 913 34,871 87 272 436 1 287 2 3 1,376 0 7,554 21 58 0 163 0 3 35 4,000 0 9 0 3 0 0 1

Washington 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 37 0 0 23 15 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

West Virginia 548 173 393,206 1,999 5,561 727 11 754 33 46 3,560 88 26,272 624 565 39 222 39 1 30 11,678 0 17 1 24 0 64 481

Wyoming 14 458 36,909 6 870 25 0 143 3 12 494 3 0 1,468 39 156 289 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 3,799 19,603 4,102,799 2,321 15,837 4,915 85 5,316 1,782 1,324 13,897 540 57,666 9,411 2,179 9,120 10,324 41 37 2,485 84,648 124 50 294 31 477 5,436 2,637 

1

Denotes Priority 3 AML problems (restoration of land and water resources and the environment) that were treated as higher priorities because of associations with Priority 1 or 2 problems areas.

2CERT is the Council of Energy Resources Tribes: Blackfeet, Cheyenne River Sioux, Fort Berthold (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikira), Fort Peck (Assiniboine and Sioux), Northern Cheyenne, Jicarilla Apache, Laguna Pueblo, Rocky Boys (Chippewa and 

Cree), San Carlos Apache, Southern Ute, Uintah and Ouray, Ute Mountain Ute, White Mountain Apache, and Wind River (Arapaho and Shoshone).

Statistics include state, but not OSMRE, emergency AML project accomplishments.

Table includes AML projects funded through Coal Interim Site Funding, Clean Streams Initiatives, Coal Insolvent Surety Site Funding, Federal Reclamation Program Funding, Non-Coal, Pre-SMCRA Grants Funding, State Acid Mine Drainage SetAside, State Emergencies, State Future Reclamation Set-Aside Funding, and Watershed Cooperative Agreements projects.

Data Source: eAMLIS

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Table 6b: Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Accomplishments 

(1978-2020)

Priority 3 Coal and Non-Coal Problems (Environmental Restoration)

State/Indian 

Lands

Bench 

Equipment/

Facility 

Gobs 

Haul Road 

Highwalls 

Industrial/

Residential 

Waste 

Mine 

Openings 

Pits 

Slump 

Slurry 

Spoil Area 

Water 

Problems 

Alabama 23 8 219 2 30,235 15 50 0 9 9 8,220 328 

Alaska 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 25 0 51 0 

Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 8 0 0 202 165 

California 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 

CERT Tribes 1 0 2 4 0 1,500 0 1 7 0 0 80 0 

Colorado 3 7 116 0 850 34 12 83 0 0 58 0 

Crow 6 0 37 12 2,245 0 2 38 4 0 55,199 0 

Georgia 3 0 3 0 1,400 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 

Hopi Tribe 0 0 25 15 51 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 

Illinois 1 171 2,333 210 7,620 6 75 586 2 963 1,940 2,690 

Indiana 0 253 1,599 284 8,646 67 10 563 238 1,122 1,929 461 

Iowa 0 0 1 6 6,022 2 2 42 0 0 511 5 

Kansas 0 1 89 0 3,200 0 0 23 0 10 79 0 

Kentucky 562 61 251 0 2,240 0 71 4 5 66 836 60 

Maryland 10 2 46 2 6,085 3 19 22 1 0 254 205 

Michigan 0 1 23 1 0 1 0 13 0 0 10 0 

Missouri 0 0 1 0 900 0 0 17 0 0 604 13 

Montana 1 58 165 1 1,170 106 230 34 19 0 869 2,741 

Navajo Nation 42 4 148 203 890 1 81 150 0 0 265 31 

New Mexico 3 26 62 15 0 0 29 2 0 2 335 0 

North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,402 0 

Ohio 2 3 206 0 14,220 0 19 43 0 0 447 150 

Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 

Pennsylvania 0 38 215 0 22,176 0 50 441 52 4 9,283 10,543 

Tennessee 76 15 67 8 32,557 3 3 172 4 0 977 360 

Texas 0 0 8 0 1,825 0 0 0 0 0 153 0 

Utah 4 64 255 3 550 7 0 8 16 1 55 20 

Virginia 1 35 26 1 14,031 2 132 3 4 0 12 125 

West Virginia 6 19 104 11 36,285 7 6 5 0 2 347 760 

Wyoming 0 34 88 423 670 0 419 7,305 359 199 8,930 76 

TOTAL 741 803 6,091 1,196 195,369 253 1,234 9,586 737 2,377 93,061 18,782 

1

CERT is the Council of Energy Resources Tribes: Blackfeet, Cheyenne River Sioux, Fort Berthold (Mandan, Hidatsa, 

Arikira), Fort Peck (Assiniboine and Sioux), Northern Cheyenne, Jicarilla Apache, Laguna Pueblo, Rocky Boys 

(Chippewa and Cree), San Carlos Apache, Southern Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, White Mountain Apache, and Wind River 

(Arapaho and Shoshone).

Table includes AML projects funded by the Federal Reclamation Program, Non-Coal project funding, and PreSMCRA Grants.

Data Source: eAMLIS

Table 7:

Regulatory Grant Funding FY 2020 Obligations

State/Tribe

FY 2020 Federal 

Funding

Total FY 2019 

Federal Funding

Cumulative Through FY 

2020 Federal Funding1

Alabama $1,420,234 $1,330,276 $46,469,693 

Alaska 373,008 373,008 $10,384,101 

Arkansas 119,920 112,652 $5,796,771 

Colorado 2,323,844 2,323,844 $69,001,796 

Illinois 3,339,928 3,327,409 $102,691,384 

Indiana 1,602,801 1,607,189 $62,703,335 

Iowa 46,557 43,875 $3,868,678 

Kansas 63,737 77,542 $4,345,887 

Kentucky 13,497,278 13,497,278 $467,847,248 

Louisiana 266,092 186,586 $6,201,401 

Maryland 948,701 901,705 $24,358,020 

Michigan 0 0 $135,458 

Mississippi 265,256 220,324 $3,718,441 

Missouri 210,341 202,855 $11,449,282 

Montana 2,137,656 2,037,656 $43,555,468 

New Mexico 843,293 850,109 $26,575,902 

North Dakota 1,016,025 996,442 $24,568,898 

Ohio 1,449,935 1,776,000 $96,623,061 

Oklahoma 1,326,932 1,187,009 $36,824,391 

Pennsylvania 13,174,069 13,174,069 $415,683,159 

Rhode Island 0 0 $158,453 

Tennessee 2,111,494 0 $7,451,579 

Texas 2,575,034 2,915,349 $55,019,485 

Utah 2,544,453 2,544,453 $61,229,981 

Virginia 3,670,097 3,670,097 $127,000,511 

Washington 0 0 $4,893 

West Virginia 10,488,404 10,476,486 $318,900,987 

Wyoming 2,467,784 2,267,784 $70,037,774 

Crow Tribe 575,002 575,002 $6,547,379 

Hopi Tribe 390,615 403,382 $7,262,237 

Navajo Tribe 1,500,000 1,800,000 $20,015,464 

N. Cheyenne Tribe 0 0 $86,888 

TOTAL $70,748,490 $68,878,381 $2,136,518,007 

Figures shown above have been adjusted for rounding.

Regulatory grants are used to fund OSMRE regulatory activities. This may include the 

Applicant Violator System, Technical Innovation and Professional Services, Kentucky 

Settlement, and other Title V cooperative agreements.

1

Cumulative figures are net of all prior-year adjustments.

Data source: Financial Business Management System

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Table 8:

FY 2020 Regulatory Program Statistics State/Tribe Regulatory Staffing1 New Permits New Acreage Permitted2 Total Acreage Permitted Inspectable 

Units

Complete 

Inspections

Partial 

Inspections

Notices of 

Violation

Failure-ToAbate CO’s

Imminent 

Harm CO’s

Bond 

Forfeitures

Acreage of 

Phase I Bond 

Released

Acreage of 

Phase II Bond 

Released

Acreage of 

Phase III Bond 

Released

Alaska 5 0 0 12,365 12 28 43 2 0 0 0 0 42 0 

Alabama 22 4 502 74,226 162 1,700 9 78 7 0 1 294 806 2,684 

Arkansas 5 0 0 1,601 5 20 46 1 4 0 0 0 0 48 

Colorado 17 0 0 164,259 29 110 176 0 0 1 0 386 547 339 

Crow Tribe 5 0 0 9,787 2 6 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Hopi Tribe 4 0 0 3,127 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Iowa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Illinois 42 6 1,638 82,664 107 326 574 39 1 0 0 1,831 1,729 2,172 

Indiana 26 2 251 160,291 73 331 569 32 4 0 0 1,885 2,168 2,934 

Kansas 1 0 0 2,721 6 24 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Kentucky 207 17 8,756 1,297,960 1,390 5,882 11,415 1,820 1,105 29 8 7,226 7,399 7,731 

Louisiana 3 0 0 37,598 3 11 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 

Maryland 12 0 0 4,393 48 256 447 4 0 0 0 89 261 263 

Missouri 4 0 0 2,211 9 28 48 0 0 0 0 650 758 746 

Mississippi 3 1 4,143 16,042 3 10 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Montana 18 0 0 75,455 13 65 76 2 0 0 0 784 4,166 1,026 

North Dakota 10 0 0 133,859 24 96 427 1 0 0 0 0 0 309 

New Mexico 9 0 0 79,748 6 24 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Navajo Nation 8 0 0 93,496 6 13 39 0 0 0 0 2,314 2,261 0 

Ohio 21 2 686 54,648 151 606 1,120 9 1 2 0 2,335 1,341 2,983 

Oklahoma 19 0 0 16,670 49 216 258 29 0 0 0 1,098 1,861 1,480 

Pennslyvania 177 11 1,580 278,999 1,105 3,956 5,627 545 33 21 0 2,001 2,845 3,378 

Tennessee 16 1 434 21,541 96 181 456 101 78 9 0 0 0 231 

Texas 38 0 0 340,078 28 130 263 3 0 0 0 3,107 1,885 10,304 

Ute Tribe 3 0 0 2,062 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Utah 13 0 0 2,950 28 101 139 5 0 0 0 0 4 38 

Virginia 53 3 566 72,823 304 1,300 1,976 274 82 4 1 237 159 497 

Washington 5 0 0 13,993 2 5 20 2 0 0 0 153 106 23 

West Virginia 193 22 4,449 341,915 1,965 7,735 14,323 1,095 445 4 3 2,401 2,868 7,643 

Wyoming 19 0 0 415,695 27 112 191 3 0 0 0 2,848 480 6,731 

TOTAL 955 69 23,005 3,813,177 5,655 23,273 38,369 4,048 1,760 70 13 29,639 31,686 51,573 

1 Staffing rounded to nearest whole number.

2 New acreage includes acreage for new 

permits, incidental boundary revisions, and any 

other permit revisions that add acreage.

State statistics based on 2020 State Program 

evaluation year July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020); 

Federal statistics, for Federal Program States 

and Indian Tribes, based on 2020 Federal fiscal 

year (October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020).

Data source: 2020 Data for States and Tribes.

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Table 9:

Watershed Assistance: OSMRE/VISTAs

1

 and 

Interns

Year-Long 

Positions 

(OSMRE/

VISTA)

Year-Long 

Positions 

(OSMRE/

AmeriCorps)

Short-Term 

Positions 

(Interns)

Short-Term 

Positions 

(OSMRE/

VISTA)

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

California

Colorado 17

District of Columbia1

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kentucky1

Maryland

Missouri

Montana

New Mexico2

New York

North Carolina

Ohio1

Oklahoma1

Oregon1

Pennsylvania24

South Carolina

Tennessee5

Texas

Virginia3

West Virginia

Wyoming

TOTALS 33050

1

Volunteers in Service to America. You can learn more about the AmeriCorps VISTA 

program at www.AmeriCorps.gov.

Table 10:

Federal Reclamation Program Projects FY 2020 

Obligations

State or Tribe Emergency High Priority Total 1978-2020

1

Alabama $13,934,015 

Alaka $194,638 

Arkansas $84,904 

California $2,763,065 

Colorado $3,717,304 

Georgia $4,742,252 

Idaho $0 

Illinois $5,376,749 

Indiana $4,032,023 

Iowa $1,438,442 

Kansas $5,094,172 

Kentucky $145,769,394 

Maryland $4,159,630 

Michigan $6,824,684 

Missouri $8,015,909 

Montana $2,700,926 

New Mexico $2,366,041 

North Carolina $205,407 

North Dakota $1,723,933 

Ohio $18,307,899 

Oklahoma $1,331,329 

Oregon $367,156 

Pennsylvania $135,404,330 

Rhode Island $567,259 

S Dakota $226,368 

Tennessee $27,944,129 

Texas $289,849 

Utah $123,791 

Virginia $10,139,469 

Washington $1,529,465 $171,663 $14,918,782 

West Virginia $29,023,226 

Wyoming $1,067,101 

Cherokee Nation $2,375,211 

Cheyenne Rive Sioux Tribe $2,803,165 

Crow Tribe $1,097,895 

Fort Berthold Tribe $69,972 

Fort Peck Tribe $147,991 

Hopi Tribe $1,263,409 

Jacarillo Apache Tribe $59,998 

Navajo Tribe $2,222,792 

Northern Cheyenee Tribe $591,834 

Southern Ute Tribe $94,206 

Rocky Boy Tribe $60,188 

Uintah/Ouray Tribe $138,738 

Ute Mountain Tribe $14,300 

White Mountain Apache Tribe $1,838 

Wind River Tribe $73,267 

Zuni Tribe $125,009 

Undistributed

2 ($782)

Total $1,529,465 $171,663 $463,993,207 

Figures in Table 12 have been 

adjusted for rounding.

1 Includes prior-year contract 

adjustments. 2 Refers to funds that OSMRE 

awarded in previous fiscal 

years that were subsequently 

returned to the Department of 

the Interior.

Data source: Financial Business 

Management System

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