The Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program is an opportunity for Appalachian communities to achieve economic and community development goals in areas that have been impacted by the downturn of coal production. The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016 enacted AMLER, formally known as the AML Pilot Program, December 18, 2015. $30 million dollars was allocated the initial year and $25 million in subsequent years to the states/tribes with the highest amount of unfunded Priority 1 and Priority 2 AML problems based on OSMRE’s AML inventory data. AMLER is funded from the federal general treasury through annual appropriations to OSMRE. Kentucky AML has established a grant process using OSMRE guidance to distribute the funds.
Area Development Districts
2016-2019 OSMRE Annual Report
Supporting Information:
- AMLIS - e-AMLIS is a national inventory that provides information about known abandoned mine land (AML)
- KY Model Procurement (KRS Chapter 45A) - The Model Procurement Code is designed to increase public confidence in public procurement; provide increased economy in procurement by fostering effective competition; provide safeguards and integrity in the procurement system; simplify, clarify and modernize the law governing purchasing; and permit continued development of purchasing policies and procedures.
- 2021 OSMRE AMLER Guidance - Guidance for project eligibility under the Abandoned Mine Land reclamation economic development pilot program for fiscal year 2021.
- Real Property Purchase Guidelines - Real property purchase guidelines for pilot projects
- Equipment Guidance - Equipment guidance for pilot projects
- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) - The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is a bureau within the United States Department of the Interior. OSMRE is responsible for establishing a nationwide program to protect society and the environment from the adverse effects of surface coal mining operations, under which OSMRE is charged with balancing the nation’s need for continued domestic coal production with protection of the environment.
Previous Recipients of AML Pilot Program Grants
Phase I— $2,500,000
•Interior renovation for the training program to certify students as National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machinists.
Phase II—$1,000,000
•Exterior grounds improvements of the eKAMI facility to correct drainage issues and to improve access and parking.
•$1,950,000
•A rails to trails project consisting of the conversion of a 11.4 mile abandoned railroad track into an asphalt-paved hiking, biking, walking, horseback riding trail, to include several bridges at creek crossings, that leads from the City of Prestonsburg to the City of David in Floyd County.
Trail Information
Pikeville Medical Center Children’s Hospital
•$4.78 Million
•This project proposes to implement/construct the Pikeville Medical Center's (PMC) Children’s Hospital and Pediatric Clinic to be established within the footprint of the existing PMC/hospital campus. AML Pilot funding will be used for needed renovations of approximately 13,420 sq.ft. of the total designated square footage for the new facility.
•Offer Regional Pediatric Services for a 23 County Area.
KEIP Spec Building
•$6,000,000
•This project proposes to design and construct a one-story approximate 50,000 square foot industrial speculative building at the Kentucky Enterprise Industrial Park at the City of Pikeville.
•To be occupied by Wright Concrete