{"id":1304,"date":"2011-12-19T13:29:59","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T18:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2016-04-15T09:17:15","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T13:17:15","slug":"secretary-salazar-and-director-pizarchik-announce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/2011\/secretary-salazar-and-director-pizarchik-announce\/","title":{"rendered":"Salazar &#038; Pizarchik Announce $485 Million in Grants to States and Tribes to Clean Up Abandoned Coal Mines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>December 2011<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, and Office of Surface Mining (OSM) Reclamation and Enforcement Director, Joe Pizarchik, announced that nearly half a billion dollars in grants will be allotted to states and tribes working to eliminate health and safety hazards caused by past coal mining. This year\u2019s funding \u2013 a $90 million increase over last year \u2013 will generate more than $1 billion in economic activity and support thousands of \u00a0jobs across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Funding for Abandoned Mine Land (AML) grants comes from coal receipts and is distributed through a Congress-mandated formula under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA). Fiscal year 2012 grants will total more than $485 million, the highest amount ever awarded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen our nation enacted mining reform in 1977, we made a simple and bold promise that the revenues from coal extraction today should help clean up the legacy of coal mining many years ago,\u201d said Secretary Salazar. \u201cThese grants help fulfill that promise, while putting men and women to work across the country on restoration projects that will bring lands back to life, clean up rivers, and leave a better legacy for our children and grandchildren.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A recently issued Interior report estimated that the $369 million in AML grants made available for fiscal year 2010 delivered an economic impact of $1.1 billion dollars and was directly responsible for more than 8,600 jobs. With an increase of $90 million over fiscal year 2011 funding levels, the economic impact of the $485 million in grants announced today is expected to exceed that of last year\u2019s funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOSM AML grants announced today will have a significant impact on the health, safety, and economic growth of communities across the country,\u201d said OSM Director, Joe Pizarchik. \u201cWith this and previous funding, our state and tribal AML partners will continue to produce a cleaner environment, well-paying jobs, and stronger local economies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among the leading state recipients of 2012 AML grants are Wyoming ($150 million); Pennsylvania ($67.2 million); West Virginia ($66.5 million); Kentucky ($47 million); and Illinois ($24 million). Indian tribal governments receiving the grants include the Navajo Nation ($7.2 million); Crow Tribe ($2.2. million); and Hopi Tribe ($1.4 million).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The fiscal year 2012 AML funding available to eligible coal-producing states and tribes is as follows:<br \/>\nAlabama $9,439,875 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0New Mexico $5,538,041<br \/>\nAlaska $3,000,000 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0North Dakota $3,921,596<br \/>\nArkansas $3,000,000 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ohio $16,485,743<br \/>\nColorado $8,655,603 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oklahoma $3,000,000<br \/>\nIllinois $24,080,075 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Pennsylvania $67,152,3678<br \/>\nIndiana $16,141,131 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Tennessee $3,000,000<br \/>\nIowa $3,000,000 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Texas $5,413,781<br \/>\nKansas $3,000,000 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Utah $4,939,010<br \/>\nKentucky $46,998,225 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Virginia $11,330,795<br \/>\nLouisiana $426,215 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0West Virginia $66,495,521<br \/>\nMaryland $3,000,000 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Wyoming $150,018,677<br \/>\nMississippi $257,477 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Crow Tribe $2,164,911<br \/>\nMissouri $3,000,000 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Hopi Tribe $1,435,253<br \/>\nMontana $13,402,468 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Navajo Nation $7,216,702<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">OSM provides grants to 28 coal-producing states and tribes based on their past and present coal production. The Bureau will make these awards throughout the current fiscal year, which ends on\u00a0September 30, 2012. The $485 million available in fiscal year 2012 caps a four-year phase-in of\u00a0increased funding mandated by Congress when it amended SMCRA in 2006. Since 1977, OSM has provided more than $7.2 billion to reclaim more than 295,000 acres of hazardous high-priority abandoned mine sites and for other purposes. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doi.gov\">www.doi.gov<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.osmre.gov\">www.osmre.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Source:\u00a0OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING\u00a0RECLAMATION &amp; ENFORCEMENT\u00a0PITTSBURGH FIELD DIVISION NEWSLETTER\u00a0December 2011<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 2011 &#8211;\u00a0Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, and Office of Surface Mining (OSM) Reclamation and Enforcement Director, Joe Pizarchik, announced that nearly half a billion dollars in grants will be allotted to states and tribes working to eliminate health and safety hazards caused by past coal mining. 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