A bill to amend the Mineral Lands Leasing Act to permit the disposition of mineral deposits, and lands containing such deposits, which are located in national monuments upon a determination by the President that a national defense emergency exists.

Summary

Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 to suspend the prohibition on the disposition of lands and mineral deposits in national monuments upon a finding by the President that: (1) a national defense emergency exists; and (2) because of the scarcity of minerals critical to national defense, such prohibition should be waived.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 5 February 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 February 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 February 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 March 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 February 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Mitchell, Donald J. [R-NY-31] · R · Sponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.