A bill to amend section 504 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to allow expanded mineral exploration of the Admiralty Island National Monument in Alaska.

Summary

Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue, upon request, a mineral exploration permit to the holder of any properly located, recorded, and maintained unperfected mineral claim within a certain area of the Admiralty Island National Monument (Alaska). Sets the term for such permits at five years and grants renewals for periods of five years so long as the applicant submits exploration plans. Terminates all permits by midnight, December 31, 2020. Precludes the Secretary from issuing any permit for a period terminating after December 2, 1985, unless the claim holder relinquishes to the United States all rights to receive a patent to the fee title in any land upon which a claim is located within the monument. Entitles certain claim holders to a patent to the minerals within claims for which: (1) patent rights to fee title are relinquished; or (2) valid discovery has been made.

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Timeline

1. 20 June 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water.

   Source: Committee

2. 20 June 1985

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 June 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 July 1985

   Committee

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Agriculture Department, OMB.

   Source: Committee

5. 2 December 1985

   Committee

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Favorable.

   Source: Committee

6. 4 August 1986

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 20 June 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
• · sseg00 · Standing

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