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DOI Orphaned Wells Program federal overview and appropriation split

Record

muse-federal-rec-01

State

US

Category

funding · federal_program_overview

Status

active

Period

current

Quality

Verified

Review state

Pending review

Fields

federal lands share

$250M (public lands incl. parks, forests, refuges)

note

Grant appropriations, not open bids. No per-state allocation table extracted this batch.

state private share

$4.3B

statute

IIJA Sec. 40601, codified at 42 U.S.C. 15907

total appropriation

$4.7B Bipartisan Infrastructure Law orphaned-well investment

tribal share

$150M

Evidence

1. total appropriation: $4.7B Bipartisan Infrastructure Law orphaned-well investment
   https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-awards-contracts-remediate-orphan-wells-public-and-tribal-lands · page body paragraph on $4.7B split · source muse-federal-src-08 · visit muse-federal-visit-08
2. state private share: $4.3B
   https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-awards-contracts-remediate-orphan-wells-public-and-tribal-lands · same paragraph · source muse-federal-src-08 · visit muse-federal-visit-08
3. federal lands share: $250M (public lands incl. parks, forests, refuges)
   https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-awards-contracts-remediate-orphan-wells-public-and-tribal-lands · same paragraph · source muse-federal-src-08 · visit muse-federal-visit-08
4. tribal share: $150M
   https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-awards-contracts-remediate-orphan-wells-public-and-tribal-lands · same paragraph · source muse-federal-src-08 · visit muse-federal-visit-08
5. statute: IIJA Sec. 40601, codified at 42 U.S.C. 15907
   https://www.doi.gov/orphanedwells · program description paragraph · source muse-federal-src-01 · visit muse-federal-visit-01

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-04 by agent muse-federal. Still missing: per state award table, federal land unit breakdown.