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    Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation

    Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program

    The Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program, formerly known as the AML Pilot Program, for FY 2016 was authorized by Congress under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) and enacted on December 18, 2015. Administered by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), the AML Pilot provided $30 million of US Treasury funds to each of the three Appalachian state AML Programs (Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia) which have the highest amount of unfunded coal-related problems that are classified as Priority 1 and Priority 2 abandoned mine lands sites and inventoried in the Enhanced Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (e-AMLIS). The AMLER Program funds are to be used “for the reclamation of abandoned mine lands in conjunction with economic and community development and reuse goals”.

    Congress has also authorized FY 2017 through FY 2023 AMLER Program funding for Pennsylvania all of which provided US Treasury funds for PA’s AML Program as follows:

    • FY 2017 AMLER Program, authorized by Congress under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) - $25 million

    • FY 2018 AMLER Program, authorized by Congress under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141) - $25 million

    • FY 2019 AMLER Program, authorized by Congress under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6) - $25 million

    • FY 2020 AMLER Program, authorized by Congress under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94) - $25 million

    • FY 2021 AMLER Program, authorized by Congress under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) - $25 million

    • FY 2022 AMLER Program, authorized by Congress under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) - $26.63 million

    • FY 2023 AMLER Program, authorized by Congress under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) - $29.34 million

    Program Guidelines and Pennsylvania Projects by Federal Fiscal Year


    FY 2023 AMLER Program ($29.34 million)


    FY 2022 AMLER Program ($26.63 million)


    FY 2021 AMLER Program ($25 million)


    FY 2020 AMLER Program ($25 million)


    FY 2019 AMLER Program ($25 million)


    FY 2018 AMLER Program ($25 million)


    FY 2017 AMLER Program ($25 million)


    FY 2016 AMLER Program ($30 million)