Program: abandoned mined lands (AML) program (title IV)award purpose: the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977 (SMCRA), P.L 95-87, as amended, created the office of surface mining…

This $25.3 million formula grant from the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) funds the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) program activities of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection through December 2024. The AMLR program, authorized under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act and identified as CFDA #15.252, prioritizes addressing health and safety hazards and restoring land and water resources degraded by past coal mining practices. Funds support reclamation activities outlined in West Virginia's approved plan, including securing eligible hazardous sites, restoring land resources, and mitigating water pollution - delivering direct environmental and public health benefits to communities impacted by abandoned mines across the state. No sub-awards are specified.

Activities

This grant funds the AML reclamation activities of the approved reclamation plan of west virginia as described in 30 CFR, subchapter T - programs for the conduct of surface mining operations within each state/tribe. Activities funded by this grant must comply with 2 CFR 200 and include all costs necessary to reclaim eligible lands as defined by smcra and the approved reclamation plan and include costs are for activities directly identified in the approved reclamation plan, support costs including such activities as equipment and support services, and costs to develop an amendment to the approved reclamation plan.expected deliverables or outcomes: documents related to the oversight of the state program, including deliverables, expected outcomes, and past annual evaluation reports for the state can be found on the osmre website https://WWW.odocs.osmre.GOV. Costs must be used for activities directly identified in the approved program. Support costs must be used for the activities identified in the approved program, including such activities as equipment and support services. Costs to develop an amendment to the approved program.

Intended beneficiaries

In accordance with section 403 of smcra (P.L. 95-87), as amended, the AML program prioritizes:protection of public health, safety, and property from adverse effects of coal mining practices; restoration of land and water resources, the environment, and property from extreme danger of adverse effects of coal mining practices, restoration of land and water resources and the environment previously degraded by adverse effects of coal mining practices, including measures for the conservation and development of soil, water (excluding channelization), woodland, fish and wildlife, recreation resources, and agricultural productivity.subrecipient activities (if known or specified at time of award): N/a