Office of Surface Mining
Fact Sheet
April 30, 2003

	OSM AWARDS CROW TRIBE $62,102 TO ASSIST
	IN REGULATING SURFACE EFFECTS OF COAL MINING

The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement (OSM) is providing the Crow Tribe with a $62,102 grant to 
help regulate the surface effects of coal mining on tribal lands in Montana.
	The grant assists in paying half of the Crow Tribe's inspection and 
enforcement costs, including equipment, supplies and transportation.
The grant will assist the state in regulating federal and non-federal 
lands.
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NOTE: For further information about the grant contact Mr. Orvel Gustafson        
at (307) 261-6545.