Interior Department Amends Rule on Obsolete Reclamation Funding
November 28, 2025
November 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued a direct final rule to amend Federal regulations regarding the funding of abandoned mine land reclamation projects.
The action rescinds regulatory language that required compliance with regulations when funding reclamation projects using prior balance replacement funds. These funds were moneys from the U.S. Treasury's General Fund that replaced State or . . .
The action rescinds regulatory language that required compliance with regulations when funding reclamation projects using prior balance replacement funds. These funds were moneys from the U.S. Treasury's General Fund that replaced State or . . .