The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Projects

"The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" (P.L. 117-58) was enacted on November 15, 2021. This legislation included language that directly, or in some cases indirectly, impacts the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). In addition to the extension of abandoned mine land (AML) fee collections and mandatory AML Grant distributions, $112.9 billion in new funding with authorized to be appropriated for deposit into the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.

Each state prepares, submits, and shares a list of Problem Area Descriptions (PADs) with AML problems that are proposed to be funded during the next five years. This list is referred to as the "Appendix II PAD List."