OSM FACT SHEET
U.S. Department of the Interior                                    
Office of Surface Mining                     
September 14, 1999
                                 
                                                                                                               
                  OSM AWARDS IOWA $111,184 TO ASSIST
      IN REGULATING SURFACE EFFECTS OF COAL MINING 


          The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement (OSM) is providing Iowa a $118,184 grant to help the state

regulate the surface effects of coal mining.

     The grant assists in paying half of Iowa's inspection and enforcement

costs, including equipment, supplies and transportation.

                                                              -DOI-
                                
For additional information about the grant contact Ken Tow  (515) 281-

6146.