Jarrett will host a press conference to discuss the proposal to reauthorize the fee on currently mined coal and use of the monies collected to clean up the $3.2 billion of high priority abandoned mine hazards located across the nation. He will also discuss the AML issue in Missouri. Following the conference, Director Jarrett will tour the Cedar Creek and Rocky Forks Reclamation projects near Columbia, Missouri.

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Note to Editors: Transportation for the Media interested in joining the Director on the tour of the abandoned mine sites will be provided by the Office of Surface Mining

High resolution photos of AML problems are available online at www.osmre.gov.