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S. 1634 (98th)

A bill to amend the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 and for other purposes.

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Introduced

18 July 1983

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Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Hearings held.

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Summary

Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 to: (1) repeal provisions prohibiting the issuance of a coal lease when the leaseholder has not produced coal from the lease deposits in commercial quantities for ten years; (2) eliminate the requirement that a logical mining unit be contiguous; and (3) eliminate the time requirement with respect to the provision which directs a lessee to submit an operation and reclamation plan to the Secretary of the Interior prior to taking any action on a leasehold which might cause a significant disturbance of the environment.

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