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CFR > Title 30 - Mineral Resources > CHAPTER VII—OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER R—ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION (parts 870 to 887) > PART 872—MONEYS AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES > 872.15—How does OSM distribute and award State share funds?

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872.15—How does OSM distribute and award State share funds?

(a) To be eligible to receive State share funds, you must meet the following criteria:
(1) You must have and maintain an approved reclamation plan under part 884 of this chapter; and
(2) You cannot be certified under section 411(a) of SMCRA.
(b) If you meet the eligibility requirements in paragraph (a) of this section, we will distribute and award these State share funds to you as follows:
(1) We annually distribute State share funds to you as shown in the following table:
For the Federal fiscal year(s) beginning . . . The amount of State share funds we annually distribute to you will be . . .
(i) October 1, 2007 and October 1, 2008 50 percent of your 50 percent share of reclamation fees collected on prior fiscal year coal production.
(ii) October 1, 2009 and October 1, 2010 75 percent of your 50 percent share of reclamation fees collected on prior fiscal year coal production.
(iii) October 1, 2011 and continuing through September 30, 2022 100 percent of your 50 percent share of reclamation fees collected on prior fiscal year coal production.
(iv) October 1, 2022 (fiscal year 2023) The amount remaining in your State share of the Fund.
(2) We award these funds to you in grants according to the provisions of part 886 of this chapter.
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