3.0.0 3968 2023-01-13T04:49:57Z 2023-01-13T04:49:57Z House H HR 2005-10-06 109 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2005-10-18T21:13:41Z Referred to 2005-10-06T14:00:30Z 2005-10-18 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2005-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2005-10-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2017-2018) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-10-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-10-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 N I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2005-10-06 True S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2005-10-06 True M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2005-10-06 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2005-10-06 True K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2005-10-06 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2005-10-06 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2005-10-06 True A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2005-10-06 True U000038 Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] MARK UDALL D CO 2 2005-10-18 False E000250 Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] LANE EVANS D IL 17 2005-10-18 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2005-11-03 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2005-12-16 False W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2005-12-16 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2006-06-06 False W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2006-09-06 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Accident insurance Administrative fees Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Advertising Affiliated corporations Air pollution control Aliens Animals Aquifers Archaeology Arts, Culture, Religion Auditing Building materials Business records Carcinogens Citizen lawsuits Citizen participation Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Coal Commemorations Commerce Cost accounting Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Decision making Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Drainage Economics and Public Finance Electronic government information Emergency Management Eminent domain Endangered species Energy Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Environmental health Environmental law enforcement Environmental monitoring Evidence (Law) Federal preemption Federal-state relations Fees Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Fire prevention Fishery management Foreign Trade and International Finance Forfeiture Geology Government Operations and Politics Government liability Government paperwork Government publicity Government trust funds Groundwater Habitat conservation Hawaiians Hazardous wastes Health Historic sites History Hydrology Identification devices Immigration Indexing (Economic policy) Indian lands Infrastructure Injunctions Interest Interest rates Judicial review Land subsidence Land transfers Land use Larceny Law Legal fees Liability (Law) Liability for environmental damages Liability insurance Licenses Local laws Maps Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Mine wastes Mine water Mines and mineral resources Mining claims Mining royalties Minorities National forests National parks Native Americans Natural areas Oil shales Outdoor recreation Paleontology Potable water Prospecting Public health Public records Reclamation of land Refuse and refuse disposal Religion Research natural areas Restoration ecology Revegetation Right of property Road construction Science, Technology, Communications Sediment control Social Welfare Social security numbers Soil conservation Soil erosion Sports and Recreation Standards State laws Storms Strip mining Surety and fidelity Surveying Trade secrets Transportation and Public Works Tunnels User charges Waste water treatment Water Resources Development Water pollution control Water quality Water supply Water treatment plants Watersheds Wetlands Wild rivers Wilderness areas Wildlife conservation Zoning and zoning law Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2005-10-06 Introduced in House 2006-01-11T20:36:49Z Federal Mineral Development and Land Protection Equity Act of 2005 - Sets forth guidelines for: (1) mineral exploration and development on public domain lands; and (2) exclusive right of possession and use of the claimed land for mineral activities by holders of mining claims executed under this Act.

Subjects unpatented mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel sites to an annual claim maintenance fee payable to the Secretary of the Interior in lieu of assessment work requirements contained in the general mining laws and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

Exempts from such fee any claimants holding ten or fewer mining claims who elect to perform the assessment work.

Requires locators of unpatented mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel sites located after enactment of this Act to pay a location fee.

Establishes forfeiture penalties against holders of mining claims for noncompliance with this Act.

Prescribes guidelines for royalty payments applicable to production of locatable minerals, including mineral concentrates or products derived from locatable minerals. Cites federal lands which are not open to location of mining claims.

Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture, respectively, to review the suitability of lands for mineral activities.

Requires: (1) a permit to engage in mineral activities on federal land that may cause a disturbance of surface resources; (2) an operations permit to carry out any activity greater than casual use; (3) financial assurance to cover lands and affected waters that may require restoration or treatment of effluent as a result of mineral activities; and (4) operation and reclamation standards.

Permits state or local law or regulation more stringent than the requirements of this Act.

Establishes the Abandoned Locatable Minerals Mine Reclamation Fund in the Treasury.

Amends the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 and the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980, to modify the responsibilities of the Secretary of Agriculture.

Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to: (1) establish and collect user fees; and (2) inspect and monitor mineral activities for compliance with certain environmental protection requirements.

Authorizes citizens' civil action suits for noncompliance with this Act.

Repeals the Building Stone Act and the Saline Placer Act.

]]> Federal Mineral Development and Land Protection Equity Act of 2005 Display Title Federal Mineral Development and Land Protection Equity Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Federal Mineral Development and Land Protection Equity Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-10-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3968ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3968ih.xml 2005-10-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.