3.0.0 814 2020-01-29T20:28:10Z 2020-01-29T20:28:10Z Senate S S 2005-04-15 109 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-15T15:36:33Z 2005-04-15 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2005-04-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000162 Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] CRAIG THOMAS R WY N E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2005-04-15 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Coal Congress Congressional reporting requirements Energy Energy development Energy supplies Environmental Protection Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Inventories Mining royalties Reclamation of land Rent Sulphur dioxide Surety and fidelity Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2005-04-15 Introduced in Senate 2005-06-08T15:48:48Z Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 2005 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from requiring a surety bond or any other financial assurance to guarantee payment of deferred bonus bid installments regarding any coal lease issued on a cash bonus bid to certain lessees or successors in interest having a history of timely payments of noncontested coal royalties and advanced coal royalties in lieu of production (where applicable) and bonus bid installment payments.

Authorizes the Secretary to establish a mining plan period of more than 40 years upon a determination that the longer period: (1) will ensure the maximum economic recovery of a coal deposit; or (2) is in the interest of the orderly, efficient, or economic development of a coal resource.

Repeals the 160-acre limitation placed upon coal leases.

Revises the statutory formula for the payment of advance royalties. Extends from ten years to twenty years the lease term for which advance royalties may be accepted in lieu of the condition of continued operation.

Eliminates the deadline for submission of a coal lease operation and reclamation plan.

Requires the Secretary to review and identify for Congress coal assessments on public lands and the restrictions or impediments to development of those resources.

]]> Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 2005 Display Title Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to promote the development of Federal coal resources. Introduced in Senate 2005-04-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s814is/xml/BILLS-109s814is.xml 2005-04-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 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.