OSM FACT SHEET
U.S. Department of the Interior    Office of Surface Mining
Feb. 26, 1997

              OSM AWARDS CROW TRIBE $37,500 GRANT FOR ABANDONED MINE LANDS
RECLAMATION PROGRAM

The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement (OSM) has awarded the Crow Tribe a $37,500 grant to administer the
abandoned mine lands (AML) reclamation program on Tribal lands in Montana.

    Legislation was enacted in July of 1987 authorizing Indian Tribes to operate
their own AML reclamation programs, while OSM continues to administer the
federal regulatory program for coal mine reclamation on Indian Lands.

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For additional information about the grant contact Hugh White Clay, (406) 638-
2894.