Utah Oil Gas & Mining Division

Program: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (iija Aml) Program (title Iv)award Purpose: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (pub. L. No. 117-58), Was Enacted Onnovember 15, 2021. the Iija Authorized and Appropriated $11.293 Billion for Deposit Into Theabandoned Mine Reclamation Fund Administered by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Andenforcement (osmre). of the $11.293 Billion Appropriated, Osmre Will Distribute APPROXIMATELY$10.873 Billion in Iija Grants to Eligible States and Tribes on an Equal Annual Basisapproximately $725MILLION a Yearover a 15-YEAR Period. Iija Funds Will Expand the Aml Reclamation Program to Meetthe Priorities Described in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (smcra), Asamended.activities to Be Performed: Activities Include All Costs Necessary to Reclaim Eligible Lands as Defined Bysmcra and the Approved Reclamation Plan and Include Costs Are for Activities Directly Identified in Theapproved Reclamation Plan, Support Costs Including Such Activities as Equipment and Support Services, Andcosts to Develop an Amendment to the Approved Reclamation Plan.expected Deliverables or Outcomes: Documents Related to the Oversight of the State Program, Includingdeliverables, Expected Outcomes, and Past Annual Evaluation Reports for the State Can Be Found on Theosmre Website Https: Www.odocs.osmre.gov. Costs Must Be Used for Activities Directly Identified in Theapproved Program. Support Costs Must Be Used for the Activities Identified in the Approved Program,including Such Activities as Equipment and Support Services. Costs to Develop an Amendment to Theapproved Program.intended Beneficiaries: States and Tribes May Use Iija Aml Grants to Address Coal Aml PROBLEMS,INCLUDING:1. Hazards Resulting From Legacy Coal Mining That Pose a Threat to Public Health, Safety, and Theenvironment Within Their Jurisdictions (including, But Not Limited to, Dangerous Highwalls, Wastepiles, Subsidence, Open Portals, Features That May Be Routes for the Release of Harmful Gases, Acidmine Drainage, Etc.) 2. Water Supply Restoration (infrastructure) AND3. Coal Aml Emergencies.subrecipient Activities (if Known or Specified at Time of Award): N a