The Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board was created to assist the Secretary of DEP with disbursement of funds for the purposes provided by the Pennsylvania Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act and to advise the Secretary on all matters pertaining to surface coal mining and reclamation which shall include, but not be limited to, experimental practices, alternate methods of backfilling, selection of reclamation projects, alternate reclamation methods, obligations for pre-existing pollution liability, alteration of reclamation loans, reclamation fees and bonding rates and methods.
The board is comprised of three coal operators, four public members from the Citizens Advisory Council, and four members of the General Assembly.
Contact Us
For general inquiries, or for board members/alternates to request agenda items, please contact us at RA-EPMiningAdvisory@pa.gov.
2025 Meetings
Agendas/Handouts for 2025
MRAB Quarterly Meeting - July 24, 2025
- Meeting Agenda (PDF)
- DRAFT MRAB Meeting Minutes (01-23-2025) (PDF)
- DRAFT MRAB Meeting MInutes (04-24-2025) (PDF)
- BMP Update (07-24-2025) (PDF)
- BAMR Update Presentation (07-24-2025) (PDF)
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Phone conference ID: 993 376 434#
MRAB Quarterly Meeting - April 24, 2025
- Meeting Agenda (PDF)
- MRAB Meeting Minutes (01-23-2025) (PDF)
- BMP Update (04-24-2025) (PDF)
- BAMR Update Presentation (04-24-2025) (PDF)
Joint MRAB-Aggregate Advisory Board RLT Committee Meeting - February 25, 2025
MRAB Quarterly Meeting – January 23, 2025
- Meeting Agenda (PDF)
- BMP Update – January 23, 2025 (PDF)
- MRAB Meeting Minutes – October 24, 2024 (PDF)
- RISE PA - January 23, 2025 (PDF)
- BAMR Update Presentation – January 23, 2025 (PDF)
MRAB Reclamation Committee Meeting – January 14, 2025
- Meeting Agenda (01-14-2025 PDF)