FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HARVEY J BRETT   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CONSOL ENERGY INC [CNX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1800 WASHINGTON ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/24/2006 (Street) PITTSBURGH, PA 15241 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 02/28/2006 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share 02/24/2006   A   115 (1) A $ 0 96,599 (2) (3) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 65.57 (4)

02/24/2006

A

21,177

(5)

02/24/2016

Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share

21,177

$ 0

21,177

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HARVEY J BRETT 1800 WASHINGTON ROAD PITTSBURGH, PA 15241	X		President & CEO

Signatures

/s/ J. Brett Harvey by Paige M. Greene, his attorney-in-fact		04/03/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents dividend equivalent rights earned under the Equity Incentive Plan as part of a grant of restricted stock units.
(2)	The Form 4 filed by the reporting person on Feburary 28, 2006 mistakenly reported total number of shares as 96,627, which number included shares previously reported on the Form 4 filed by the reporting person on November 29, 2005.
(3)	This amount includes 1,000 shares owned by the reporting person's wife; the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of those shares, and the inclusion of such shares shall not be admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner for purposes of Section 16 under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(4)	The Form 4 filed by the reporting person on Feburary 28, 2006 mistakenly reported the exercise price as $24.06.
(5)	Stock option grant provides that stock options vest 25% per year beginning on February 24, 2007.

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