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Lawmakers praise AMBLR pilot for jobs and reclamation, raise concerns about perpetual federal reversion
Summary
Witnesses highlighted the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMBLR) pilot program's role in reclaiming mine-impacted land and creating jobs, while warning that a proposed permanent federal reversion clause could deter local redevelopment.
Representative Morgan Griffith told the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee that the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMBLR) pilot program has enabled reclamation and economic reuse of former coal-mine sites and produced jobs and tourism opportunities in economically stressed Appalachian communities.
Griffith said the AMBLR pilot differs from the historical abandoned mine land program because, beyond cleanup, it aims to transition sites to productive economic uses. He cited…
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