Who maintains the information in the AML Inventory?
The information is developed and/or updated by the States and Indian Tribes managing their own AML programs under SMCRA or by the OSM office responsible for States and Indian Tribes not managing their own AML problems. Where is the AML Inventory Kept? OSM maintains the AML Inventory on a computerized system called the Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (AMLIS). Types of Problems “High Priority” The most serious AML problems are those posing a threat to health, safety and general welfare of people (Priority 1 and Priority 2, or “high priority”). These are the only problems which the law requires to be inventoried. There are 17 Priority 1 and 2 problem types. Emergencies Most AML problems have existed for some time and the States/Indian tribes and OSM have plans for reclaiming them. But, some AML problems occur suddenly. A person may wake up to find a subsidence hole in their front yard, or heavy rain may trigger a slide of old mine spoil material down onto homes, roads, railroads and
