There is no specific fund for cleanup of noncoal mines on state and private lands, but there is a fund available under SMCRA for states that have implemented its safeguards and standards for coal mining.

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The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977 established a program for the regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation activities. It created the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) fund to finance the reclamation of abandoned coal mine sites, but there is no equivalent specific fund for the cleanup of noncoal mines on state and private lands.

There Is No Specific Fund for Cleanup of Noncoal Mines