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Energy and EmergenciesH.R. 3872Comments

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals.

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Where the Bill Stands

  1. Introduced, done
  2. Committee, done
  3. Floor Vote, done
  4. Outcome, current stage

What This Bill Does

This bill specifies that all federally acquired lands are eligible to be considered for hardrock mineral leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (MLAAL). The bill defines the term hardrock mineral to (1) include deposits of minerals found in sedimentary or other rocks, base metals, precious metals, industrial minerals, and precious and semi-precious gemstones; and (2) exclude deposits of coal, oil, oil shale, gas, sodium, potassium, sulfur, or mineral materials subject to disposition under the Materials Act of 1947.

By way of background, hardrock minerals are not currently listed under the MLAAL as deposits subject to a lease, while mineral resources such as coal, phosphate, oil, gas, gilsonite, and sulfur are listed. As a result, federal lands may be leased for mining hardrock minerals only if the federal lands were acquired under a statute, such as the Weeks Act, that specifically authorizes the land to be used for hardrock mineral leasing.

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Timeline

  1. SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
  2. SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  3. SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
  4. SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  5. House floor actionsMr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  6. Passed the House
  7. House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-357.
  8. House committee actionsSubcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
  9. House committee actionsSubcommittee Hearings Held
  10. House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  11. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  12. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  13. Introduced
  14. Committee

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