FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Alliance Resource Holdings, Inc. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/12/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. [AHGP] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1717 S. BOULDER AVENUE, SUITE 400 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Member of 13d group (over 10%) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) TULSA, OK 74119 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Units 20,641,168 I (1) (2) By Alliance Resource GP, LLC (1) (2)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Alliance Resource Holdings, Inc. 1717 S. BOULDER AVENUE, SUITE 400 TULSA, OK 74119	Â	  X	Â	Member of 13d group (over 10%)
Alliance Resource Holdings II, Inc. 1717 S. BOULDER AVENUE, SUITE 400 TULSA, OK 74119	Â	  X	Â	Member of 13d group (over 10%)

Signatures

/s/ Alliance Resource Holdings, Inc. by Megan Cordle, pursuant to power of attorney dated March 5, 2007		03/08/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	This Form 3 is being filed by the undersigned, as well as the entity listed on the Joint Filer Information Statement attached as Exhibit 24.1 hereto (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). The above referenced 20,641,168 Common Units of Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. are held by Alliance Resource GP, LLC (the "SGP"), and the SGP's ownership of such Common Units was reported on a Form 4 filed by the SGP on May 15, 2006. This Form 3 is being filed because on June 13, 2006, Alliance Resource Holdings, Inc. ("ARH"), acquired all of the outstanding membership interests of the SGP, so ARH, along with its sole shareholder, Alliance Resource Holdings II, Inc. ("ARH II"), acquired an indirect ownership interest in the Common Units of Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. held by the SGP. (Continued in footnote (2))
(2)	(Continued from footnote (1)). Joseph W. Craft III, the sole director and sole shareholder of ARH II, previously reported his indirect in the Common Units of Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. held by the SGP in a Form 4 filing made by Mr. Craft of June 14, 2006.
  Remarks: Exhibit List Exhibit 24.1 - Joint Filer Information Statement Exhibit 24.2 - Power of Attorney (Alliance Resource Holdings, Inc.) Exhibit 24.3 - Power of Attorney (Alliance Resource Holdings II, Inc.)

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