The complete list of Member States and their Commissioners can be found here.
A list of the Officers and Committee Chairs can be found here.

IMCC Standing Committees

• Abandoned Mine Lands
• Environmental Affairs         - Coal Section
• Environmental Affairs   - Hardrock/Noncoal Section ​
• Mine Safety and Health
• Awards
• Resolutions
• Finance and Administrative

Becoming a member

Entry into the compact as a full member requires the enactment of legislation in the state seeking to join. 

​A state can also enter as an associate member, through a letter of request by its Governor, for the purpose of deciding whether to pursue full membership.

For more information, read our IMCC Primer, or visit our History page.
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Benefits of membership?

• Interaction with other states and federal government officials
• As a group, the states can have a stronger voice in national policy development
• Annual and Mid Year Meetings as well as issue-specific workshops
• Special informational studies and reports
• Annual awards programs
• Newsletter – “The Compact”

The Role of the Member States

• To identify and define issues of concern for the Compact to pursue on behalf of the states
• To assist in developing positions on bills, rules and regulations, or other initiatives focused on mining from the states perspective as the primary regulators of this industry
• To participate in the development and execution of benchmarking and information sharing opportunities that enable states to continue to perform at the highest level
• To chair and participate in the various standing committees of the Compact

The Work of the States

Congressional Hearings of the Recent Past

-November 14, 2019- Video
Legislative Hearing on Bill H.R. 4248 (Rep. Cartwright). "Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019" 

• Statement of John Stefanko, Deputy Secretary, Active and Abandoned Mine Operations, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, on behalf of the Interstate Mining Compact Commission, and the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs
• Statement of Alan Edwards, Deputy Director, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality; Administrator, Wyoming Abandoned Mine Land Program

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-March 28, 2019-  Video
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation: Innovative Approaches and Economic Development Opportunities

• Statement of Eric Cavazza, Director, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on Behalf of the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs and the Interstate Mining Compact Commission

-March 8, 2018-  Video
Abandoned Hardrock Mines and the Role of Non-Governmental Entities

• Statement of Autumn Coleman, Program Manager, Abandoned Mine Lands Program, Montana Department of Environmental Quality on Behalf of the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs and the Interstate Mining Compact Commission

-June 7, 2017-  Video
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s Abandoned Mine Lands Program

• Statement of Robert Rice, Chief, Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, on behalf of the Interstate Mining Compact Commission, the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs, and the State of West Virginia

-May 24, 2017-  Video
Discussion Draft of The Community Reclamation Partnerships Act 

• Statement of John Stefanko, Deputy Secretary, Active and Abandoned Mine Operations, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, The Interstate Mining Compact Commission, and the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs

-April 5, 2017-  Video
Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act (RECLAIM Act). 
On behalf of the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs and the Interstate Mining Compact Commission, statements of

• Robert F. Scott, Director, Division of Abandoned Mine Lands,Kentucky Department of Natural Resources
• Autumn Coleman, Program Manager, Abandoned Mine Lands Program, Montana Department of Environmental Quality