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 - April 24, 2025
- Meeting Agenda(opens in a new tab) (PDF)
- BMP Update – Final (04-24-2025 MRAB Meeting) (opens in a new tab)(PDF)
- MRAB Meetings Minutes (01-23-2025)(opens in a new tab) (PDF)
- BAMR Update Presentation – April 24, 2025 (PDF)
Microsoft Teams
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Meeting ID: 274 025 478 41
Passcode: 8SfbwM
Dial in by phone
+1 267-332-8737
United States, Philadelphia
Phone conference ID: 867 782 687#
Joint MRAB-Aggregate Advisory Board RLT Committee Meeting - February 25, 2025
- Meeting Agenda(opens in a new tab) (PDF)
- Water Supply Replacement TGD Overhaul(opens in a new tab) (PDF)
MRAB Quarterly Meeting – January 23, 2025
- Meeting Agenda(opens in a new tab) (PDF)
- BMP Update – January 23, 2025(opens in a new tab) (PDF)
- MRAB Meeting Minutes – October 24, 2024(opens in a new tab) (PDF)
- RISE PA - January 23, 2025(opens in a new tab) (PDF)
- BAMR Update Presentation – January 23, 2025(opens in a new tab) (PDF)
MRAB Reclamation Committee Meeting – January 14, 2025
- Meeting Agenda(opens in a new tab) (01-14-2025 PDF)