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Bill113th CongressFiled Jul 23, 2014Energy
H.R. 5176

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination, and for other purposes.

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What it doesSummary reported to house without amendment (Dec 22, 2014)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to retire any coal preference right lease application for which an affirmative commercial quantities determination has been made, by issuing bidding rights in exchange for relinquishment of the application, including payment to the relevant state of 50% of the dollar amount of any bidding right subsequently used in lieu of any monetary payment of a bonus in a coal lease sale or of rental or royalty under a federal coal lease.

Requires the Secretary to make such payments from revenues received under federal mineral leases.

Declares such bidding rights to be fully transferable to any other person.

Terminates a bidding right five years from its date of issue, not counting any period in which exercise of the bidding right is precluded by temporary injunctive relief granted under, or administrative, legislative, or judicial suspension of, the federal coal leasing program.

What just happenedDec 22, 2014

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3](D-NM)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 R
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  • Reported in HouseDec 22, 2014
  • Introduced in HouseJul 23, 2014
  1. Dec 22, 2014CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535.

  2. Dec 22, 2014CommitteeH12200

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-704.

  3. Dec 22, 2014Committee5000

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-704.

  4. Nov 19, 2014Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  5. Nov 19, 2014Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  6. Nov 19, 2014Committee

    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.

  7. Sep 17, 2014Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  8. Jul 30, 2014Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

  9. Jul 23, 2014IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  10. Jul 23, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  11. Jul 23, 2014IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House without amendmentDec 22, 201479

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to retire any coal preference right lease application for which an affirmative commercial quantities determination has been made, by issuing bidding rights in exchange for relinquishment of the application, including payment to the relevant state of 50% of the dollar amount of any bidding right subsequently used in lieu of any monetary payment of a bonus in a coal lease sale or of rental or royalty under a federal coal lease.

Requires the Secretary to make such payments from revenues received under federal mineral leases.

Declares such bidding rights to be fully transferable to any other person.

Terminates a bidding right five years from its date of issue, not counting any period in which exercise of the bidding right is precluded by temporary injunctive relief granted under, or administrative, legislative, or judicial suspension of, the federal coal leasing program.

Introduced in HouseJul 23, 2014

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to retire any coal preference right lease application for which an affirmative commercial quantities determination has been made, by issuing bidding rights in exchange for relinquishment of the application, including payment to the relevant state of 50% of the dollar amount of any bidding right subsequently used in lieu of any monetary payment of a bonus in a coal lease sale or of rental or royalty under a federal coal lease.

Requires the Secretary to make such payments from revenues received under federal mineral leases.

Declares such bidding rights to be fully transferable to any other person.

Terminates a bidding right five years from its date of issue, not counting any period in which exercise of the bidding right is precluded by temporary injunctive relief granted under, or administrative, legislative, or judicial suspension of, the federal coal leasing program.