S 913 · 99th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Mineral Lands Leasing Act Amendments of 1985

Introduced 1985-04-16· Sponsored by Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY]· Senate

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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Favorable.(1986-05-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Mineral Lands Leasing Act Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act to restrict to "competitive coal leases" (previously "leases") those leases which the Secretary of the Interior is prohibited from issuing to any entity holding a coal deposit lease which was issued before August 4, 1976, and which has been held for a ten-year period without producing coal in commercial quantities.…

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