OSM FACT SHEET
U.S. Department of the Interior    Office of Surface Mining
April 30, 1997

                OSM AWARDS CROW TRIBE $79,383 TO
        REGULATE SURFACE EFFECTS OF COAL MINING 

The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement (OSM) is providing the Crow tribe with a $79,383 grant to help
regulate the surface effects of coal mining on tribal lands in Montana.

    The grant assists in paying half of the Crow's inspection and enforcement
costs, including equipment, supplies and transportation.

                        -DOI-

For further information about the grant contact Henry Small (406) 638-2894.