United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 485 (109th)
Potash Royalty Reduction Act of 2005
Introduced
1 February 2005
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Summary
Potash Royalty Reduction Act of 2005 - States that for a five-year period the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output from Federal lands of potassium and potassium compounds from the mineral sylvite at the point of shipment to market shall be 1.0 percent. Prescribes implementation guidelines under which fifty percent of such royalties, together with interest earned from the date of payment, shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the payor of the royalties to be used solely for land reclamation purposes.
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 17 May 2005
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 17 May 2005
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 16 May 2005
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 16 May 2005
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 16 May 2005
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 February 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 February 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 1 February 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/485
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/485