Engrossed in House — H.R. 3872

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3872

AN ACT

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Section 1. Application of Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to hardrock minerals

The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended—

(1)

in section 2 (30 U.S.C. 351)—

(A)

by striking Act United States and inserting the following:

Act:
(1) United States
The term United States;

(B)

by striking Alaska. Acquired lands and inserting the following:

Alaska.
(2) Acquired lands; lands acquired by the United States
The term acquired lands;

(C)

by striking 552). Secretary and inserting the following:

552).
(3) Secretary
The term Secretary;

(D)

by striking Interior. Mineral leasing laws shall mean and inserting the following:

Interior.
(4) Mineral leasing laws
The term mineral leasing laws means;

(E)

by striking Acts. Lease and inserting the following:

Acts.
(5) Lease
The term lease;

(F)

by striking requires. The term and inserting the following:

requires.
(6) Oil
The term; and

(G)

by adding at the end the following:

(7) Hardrock mineral
The term hardrock mineral—
(A)
includes deposits of—
(i)
minerals found in sedimentary or other rocks;
(ii)
base metals;
(iii)
precious metals;
(iv)
industrial minerals; and
(v)
precious and semi-precious gemstones; and
(B)
does not include deposits of—
(i)
coal;
(ii)
oil;
(iii)
oil shale;
(iv)
gas;
(v)
sodium;
(vi)
potassium;
(vii)
sulfur; or
(viii)
mineral materials subject to disposition under the Act of July 31, 1947, commonly known as the Materials Act of 1947 (30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).; and

(2)

in section 3 (30 U.S.C. 352), by striking and sulfur and inserting sulfur, and hardrock minerals.