30 CFR § 795.11 - Assistance funding.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s795.11"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 795.11 - Assistance funding."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "795.11"
section_name: "Assistance funding."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "SMALL OPERATOR ASSISTANCE"
part_number: "795"
part_name: "PERMANENT REGULATORY PROGRAM—SMALL OPERATOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201"
regulatory_source: "48 FR 2272, Jan. 18, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "795"
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# 795.11 Assistance funding.

(a) *Use of funds.* Funds specifically authorized for this program shall be used to provide the services specified in § 795.9 and shall not be used to cover administrative expenses.

(b) *Allocation of funds.* The program administrator shall establish a formula for allocating funds to provide services for eligible small operators if available funds are less than those required to provide the services pursuant to this part.