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S23AF00002

Formula Grant

Overview

Grant Description
Program Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Abandoned Mined Lands Bil AML Program Title IV Award Purpose

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Pub. L. No. 117-58, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, was enacted on November 15, 2021. The BIL authorized and appropriated 11.293 billion for deposit into the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund administered by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE).

Of the 11.293 billion appropriated, OSMRE will distribute approximately 10.873 billion in BIL grants to eligible states and tribes on an equal annual basis, approximately 725 million a year over a 15-year period. In accordance with Executive Order 14008, states and tribes are encouraged to prioritize projects that equitably provide funding under the Justice40 Initiative towards meeting the goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits flow to disadvantaged communities.

BIL funds will expand the AML Reclamation Program to meet the priorities described in the BIL and the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), as amended. Activities to be performed include all costs necessary to reclaim eligible lands as defined by SMCRA and the approved reclamation plan. These activities include costs directly identified in the approved reclamation plan, support costs including equipment and support services, and costs to develop an amendment to the approved reclamation plan.

Expected deliverables or outcomes, including documents related to the oversight of the state program, can be found on the OSMRE website: [https://www.odocs.osmre.gov](https://www.odocs.osmre.gov). Costs must be used for activities directly identified in the approved program, including support costs such as equipment and support services, as well as costs to develop an amendment to the approved program.

Intended beneficiaries: States and tribes may use BIL AML grants to address coal AML problems, including hazards resulting from legacy coal mining that pose a threat to public health, safety, and the environment within their jurisdictions. These hazards may include dangerous highwalls, waste piles, subsidence, open portals, features that may be routes for the release of harmful gases, acid mine drainage, etc. Water supply restoration infrastructure and coal AML emergencies.

Subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award: N/A.
Place of Performance
Pennsylvania United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
S-S-BIL-22-001
Analysis Notes
Infrastructure $244,904,081 (100%) percent this Formula Grant was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.
Pennsylvania Department Of Environmental Protection was awarded Formula Grant S23AF00002 worth $244,904,081 from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement in November 2022 with work to be completed primarily in Pennsylvania United States. The grant has a duration of 5 years and was awarded through assistance program 15.252 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR).

Status
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 2/2/24

Period of Performance
11/1/22
Start Date
10/31/27
End Date
28.0% Complete

Funding Split
$244.9M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$244.9M
Total Obligated
100.0% Federal Funding
0.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to S23AF00002

Subgrant Awards

Disclosed subgrants for S23AF00002

Transaction History

Modifications to S23AF00002

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
S23AF00002
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
140S02 APPALACHIAN REGIONAL OFFICE
Funding Office
140S02 APPALACHIAN REGIONAL OFFICE
Awardee UEI
EKG3AF5KYJM3
Awardee CAGE
1RCW3
Performance District
PA-90
Senators
Robert Casey
John Fetterman

Budget Funding

Federal Account Budget Subfunction Object Class Total Percentage
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (014-5015) Conservation and land management Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) $244,904,081 100%
Modified: 2/2/24