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S. 1455 (96th)
A bill to further amend the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 201 (a), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange Federal coal leases and to encourage recovery of certain coal deposits, and for other purposes.
Introduced
9 July 1979
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Status
Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 6816 passed in lieu.
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Summary
Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue coal leases on other Federal lands in the State of New Mexico to the owner of a specified coal lease upon surrender of such lease.
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Indefinitely postponed in Senate
summary · EN · 16 September 1980
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 10 June 1980
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 9 July 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/1455
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/1455