# 2025-20826: Surface Mining Office Phases Out Old Minimum Program Make-Up Funds

2025-20826, Minimum Program Make Up Funds, is a Federal Register rule from Interior Department, Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office published 2025-11-24, effective 2026-01-23 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20826
- As of: 2026-06-11
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20826
- Title: Minimum Program Make Up Funds
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Interior Department; Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
- Citation: 90 FR 52860
- Published: 2025-11-24
- Effective: 2026-01-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1029-AC98
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

Surface Mining Office Phases Out Old Minimum Program Make-Up Funds

## Summary

Starting January 23, 2026, the government is cleaning up old rules about special funds given to States and Tribes for mining programs. They’re removing outdated references and canceling a schedule that ended years ago, so the money rules are clearer and simpler. This update mainly affects States and Tribes involved in mining programs, with no new money changes but a smoother process ahead.

## Abstract

This direct final rule revises the Federal regulations to remove references to prior balance replacement funds and to rescind the phase-in schedule for minimum program make up fund distributions between October 1, 2007, and October 1, 2010.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-20826 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20826/minimum-program-make-up-funds)
- [2025-20826 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-24/pdf/2025-20826.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2025-20825, Grants for Certified States and Indian Tribes](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20825)
- [Next: 2025-20827, Prior Balance Replacement Funds](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20827)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20826 (as of 2026-06-11).