15.099: Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR/AML) Grants

15.099

Active

May 3, 2023

May 3, 2023

The U.S. Department of the Interior has been authorized to establish a Hardrock Abandoned Mine Land Program under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). This program is separate and not inclusive of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s (OSMRE) Abandoned Mine Lands Program. Over the decades, extractive industry activities have left behind a number of underground and aboveground mines and features that pose physical safety hazards and have degraded the environment impacting various media. The program’s goal is to assist States and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments with mitigating the physical safety and contaminant risks associated with hardrock, non-coal abandoned mine sites and features. Eligible activities that will be approved for Federal Financial Assistance include inventory, assessment, decommission, reclamation, response to hazardous substance releases, and remediation of abandoned mine lands based on need, public health and safety, potential environmental harm, and other land use priorities. Funds may be used for activities under National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and other laws and regulations appropriate to adequately address hardrock mine sites or features.

States and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments with non-coal abandoned mine lands are eligible. Hardrock AML sites that are being addressed through other programs, including but not limited to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund Program [e.g., removal actions and National Priorities List (NPL) sites], the U.S. Department of Energy Defense-Related Uranium Mines (DRUM) program, or sites already funded by the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation’s (OMSRE) Abandoned Mine Lands program grants are not eligible for this grant.

Not Applicable

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