The US government removed rules for how it pays states to clean up old mines

The US government removed old rules about how it distributes money to states for cleaning up abandoned coal mines. It specifically eliminated references to old funding balances and a phase-in schedule for minimum payments that ended in 2010.

This document is a cleanup. It removes outdated regulations that no longer apply, specifically those related to how states received funds for reclaiming abandoned mine lands. The rules being removed refer to a period that ended over a decade ago, so this change does not alter current funding or operations. It simply tidies up the rulebook.