Introduced in House — H.R. 7872

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7872

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 9, 2026

Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act.

Section 1. Bonus payments for certain coal leases issued under Mineral Leasing Act

Section 2(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 201(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(6)
The bonus payments for a lease issued under this subsection under a system of deferred bonus payment shall be payable in 10 equal annual installments, the first of which shall be submitted with the bid for such lease.