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    Mining Advisory Committees

    Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board

    The Mine Reclamation Advisory Board was created to assist the secretary of DEP with disbursement of funds for the purposes provided by the Pennsylvania Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act and to advise the secretary on all matters pertaining to surface coal mining and reclamation which shall include, but not be limited to, experimental practices, alternate methods of backfilling, selection of reclamation projects, alternate reclamation methods, obligations for pre-existing pollution liability, alteration of reclamation loans, reclamation fees and bonding rates and methods.

    The board is comprised of three coal operators, four public members from the Citizens Advisory Council, and four members of the General Assembly

    Agendas/Handouts for 2024 

    MRAB Quarterly Meeting – July 25, 2024 

    MRAB Quarterly Meeting – April 25, 2024

    MRAB Quarterly Meeting - January 4, 2024