On April 4, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced it would receive approximately $4.6 million annually, for the next 15 years, as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to address abandoned mine lands. The latest round of funding is in addition to annual grant funding of approximately $3.3 million that it receives already from coal…
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IIJA: What’s In It For Mining?
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), passed Nov. 5, is the most important piece of transportation legislation since the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956. At the core of the legislation is a five-year, $304 billion reauthorization of surface transportation programs. The bill also includes an additional $550 billion in new funding that is disbursed for building hard infrastructure.…
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