US HB3201 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on July 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-07-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-07-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Locatable Mineral Royalty and Reclamation Act of 2009 - Sets forth requirements for the issuance of patents for mining claims and mill sites. Requires claimants to pay: (1) location fees; (2) abandoned locatable mine land fees; and (3) annual maintenance fees. Subjects the production of locatable minerals from any mining claim located on federal lands to a royalty of 2% of the net proceeds from such production. Establishes the Abandoned Locatable Mine Reclamation Fund. Establishes the Abandoned Locatable Minerals Mine Reclamation Program administered by the Secretary of the Interior acting through the Director of the Office of Surface Mining. Requires each state and each Indian tribe that receives a grant pursuant to a program approved under this Act to establish an abandoned mine reclamation fund. Directs the Secretary to establish the Office of Economic Geology, supervised by the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, with responsibility for all policy, planning, and program direction for all of the activities of the energy and mineral resource programs, including research, within the Survey. Requires the Secretary to conduct a national cooperative mineral resource inventory and assessment program. National Uranium Summit Act - Instructs the Secretary to convene a national summit on uranium and report to Congress an assessment of the nation's uranium resources, with policy recommendations to ensure access to these resources for private sector development.
Title
Locatable Mineral Royalty and Reclamation Act of 2009
Sponsors
Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT] | Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO] | Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY] | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2009-07-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | |
2009-07-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
Subjects
Department of the Interior
Energy research
Energy revenues and royalties
Executive agency funding and structure
Government investigations
Government trust funds
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Metals
Mining
Nuclear power
Public lands and natural resources
User charges and fees
Energy research
Energy revenues and royalties
Executive agency funding and structure
Government investigations
Government trust funds
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Metals
Mining
Nuclear power
Public lands and natural resources
User charges and fees
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3201/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3201/BILLS-111hr3201ih.pdf |