A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, as amended.

Summary

Excludes gilsonite and those hydrocarbons determined by the Secretary of the Interior to be leased as coal or oil shale from being subject to disposition under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920. Provides for the leasing of lands known to contain native asphalt, solid or semisolid bitumen, or bituminous rock, and that a lease for such minerals issued prior to the enactment of this Act may be exchanged for an "oil and gas" lease.

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Timeline

1. 31 July 1974

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 31 July 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 31 July 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 31 July 1974

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2] · D · Sponsor
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