Earmark - National Coal Heritage Area

Agency:		Department of the Interior
Bureau:		National Park Service
Account:		National recreation and preservation (14-1042)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Comptroller/Budget Officer
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOI.GOV 202-208-6416

National Coal Heritage Area

1 recipient will receive $121,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: National Coal Heritage Area is located in southern West Virginia. The rugged industrial landscape of the National Coal Heritage Area showcases the stories of hard-working miners of many races and ethnicities who labored to extract and transport coal, and their wives, who struggled to maintain homes under primitive conditions with the ever-present coal dust presenting a constant housekeeping challenge. Coalfield history and culture contains key elements of a unique social and economic history. Funding was provided to complete scenic byway interpretive center, develop and implement gateway signage plan and wayfinding system, and to develop and implement interpretive plan for Coal Heritage Trail.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
National Coal Heritage Area (Unknown)	$121	Commissions and Grants	State Government	PO Box 5176 Beckley, WV

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: H Rept. 108-792

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: National Coal Heritage Area' 123,000

Citation Comment: Conference report amounts were reduced by congressional across-the-board rescissions.

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007