118 HR 6862 RH: Mineral Mining Parity Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-12-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 655118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6862[Report No. 118–794]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 19, 2023Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Moore of Utah, and Mr. Newhouse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesDecember 4, 2024Additional sponsors: Mr. Moylan and Mr. DonaldsDecember 4, 2024Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 19, 2023A BILLTo amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Mineral Mining Parity Act.

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Definition of covered project

Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)) is amended by inserting mineral production, before or any other sector.

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Prohibition against finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule related to the scope of mining under the FAST Act

The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule titled Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65350; September 22, 2023).

December 4, 2024Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed