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Federal Register · November 24, 2025
The title they went with Prior Balance Replacement Funds Noisy translates that to

The US government will no longer pay states for old, unspent mining cleanup funds

What happened
The US Interior Department has stopped a program that replaced unspent mining cleanup funds. This means states and tribes will no longer receive federal money for funds allocated before October 2007 that Congress never actually appropriated.
Why it matters
This change closes a loophole that allowed states and tribes to receive replacement funds for money that was never spent. It means the federal government is no longer on the hook for these older, unappropriated funds. This shifts the financial burden for these specific cleanup projects back to the states or tribes, or means the projects will not happen.
The signal
Watch for states or tribes to identify specific mining cleanup projects that now lack funding, or for new state-level funding mechanisms to emerge for these older sites.
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