[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2925 Referred to Committee House (RTH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2925
To amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for
security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 27, 2023
Mr. Amodei (for himself and Mrs. Peltola) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
March 7, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
May 1, 2024
Recommitted to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for
security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of
2023''.
SEC. 2. USE OF MINING CLAIMS FOR ANCILLARY ACTIVITIES.
Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (30
U.S.C. 28f) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Security of Tenure.--
``(1) Claimant rights.--
``(A) Definition of operations.--In this paragraph,
the term `operations' means--
``(i) with respect to a locatable mineral,
any activity or work carried out in connection
with--
``(I) prospecting;
``(II) exploration;
``(III) discovery and assessment;
``(IV) development;
``(V) extraction; or
``(VI) processing;
``(ii) the reclamation of an area disturbed
by an activity described in clause (i); and
``(iii) any activity reasonably incident to
an activity described in clause (i) or (ii),
regardless of whether that incidental activity
is carried out on a mining claim, including the
construction and maintenance of any road,
transmission line, pipeline, or any other
necessary infrastructure or means of access on
public land for a support facility.
``(B) Rights to use, occupation, and operations.--A
claimant shall have the right to use, occupy, and
conduct operations on public land, with or without the
discovery of a valuable mineral deposit, if--
``(i) the claimant makes a timely payment
of--
``(I) the location fee required by
section 10102; and
``(II) the claim maintenance fee
required by subsection (a); or
``(ii) in the case of a claimant who
qualifies for a waiver of the claim maintenance
fee under subsection (d)--
``(I) the claimant makes a timely
payment of the location fee required by
section 10102; and
``(II) the claimant complies with
the required assessment work under the
general mining laws.
``(2) Fulfillment of federal land policy and management act
of 1976.--A claimant that fulfills the requirements of this
section and section 10102 shall be deemed to satisfy any
requirements under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for the payment of fair market
value to the United States for the use of public land and
resources pursuant to the general mining laws.
``(3) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection may be
construed to diminish any right (including a right of entry,
use, or occupancy) of a claimant.''.
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2925
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for
security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities,
and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
April 27, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
March 7, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
May 1, 2024
Recommitted to the Committee on Natural Resources