3.0.0 2229 2023-01-11T20:20:16Z 2023-01-11T20:20:16Z Senate S S 2007-10-25 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings by 2008-02-27T22:13:16Z Reported by 2008-06-16T20:40:55Z Markup by 2008-05-07T18:15:30Z Referred to 2007-10-25T14:32:08Z S. Rept. 110-363 2008-06-16 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 795. Calendars 2008-06-16 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-363. Committee 2008-06-16 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-363. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2008-05-07 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2008-02-27 sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-364. Committee 2007-10-25 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2007-10-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13439-13440, S13446-13449) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY N E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2007-10-25 True 2008-07-08T04:00:00Z S. 2229, Wyoming Range Legacy Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20043 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 16, 2008</p> 2008-07-08T04:00:00Z S. 2229, Wyoming Range Legacy Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20043 Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 16, 2008 Public Lands and Natural Resources Energy Land transfers Mining leases National forests Oil and gas leases Wyoming Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2007-10-25 Introduced in Senate 2008-02-12T19:50:26Z Wyoming Range Legacy Act of 2007 - Withdraws specified Forest Service land and federally owned minerals in the Wyoming Range portion of the Bridger-Teton National Forest from: (1) all forms of appropriation or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

Makes the Bridger-Teton National Forest Plan, including any revisions, applicable to any land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest that is not withdrawn and any leases of such land.

Sets forth provisions for the retirement and repurchase of valid existing federal, oil, gas, and other mineral leases within the Wyoming Range. Requires the Secretary to cancel each lease that is acquired and withdraws land that is subject to a canceled lease in accordance with this Act.

Requires notification to holders of valid existing federal leases within the Wyoming Range withdrawal area of the opportunity for retirement and repurchase of their leases.

]]> 01 2008-06-16 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2008-10-16T16:55:57Z Wyoming Range Legacy Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Withdraws specified National Forest System land and federally owned minerals located within the boundaries of the Bridger-Teton National Forest (the Wyoming Range withdrawal area) from: (1) all forms of appropriation or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing. Requires that if any such right is relinquished or otherwise acquired by the United States (including through donation under this Act), the land subject to that right shall be withdrawn.

Prohibits anything in this section from requiring: (1) the creation of a protective perimeter or buffer area outside the boundaries of the Wyoming Range withdrawal area; or (2) any prohibition on activities outside the boundaries of the withdrawal area that can be seen or heard from within the boundaries.

Makes the Bridger-Teton National Land and Resource Management Plan, including any revisions, applicable to any land within the Wyoming Range withdrawal area. Provides that, if there is a conflict between this Act and the Management Plan, this Act shall apply.

Bars anything in this section from prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from taking any action necessary to issue, deny, remove the suspension of, or cancel a lease, or any sold lease parcel that has not been issued, pursuant to any lease sale conducted prior to enactment of this Act, including the completion of any requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Authorizes the Secretary to lease oil and gas resources in the Wyoming Range withdrawal area which are within one mile of the boundary of the area in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act and subject to conditions that: (1) the lease may only be accessed by directional drilling from a lease held by production on National Forest System land that is adjacent to, and outside of, the Wyoming Range withdrawal area; (2) the lease shall prohibit, without exception or waiver, surface occupancy and surface disturbance for any activities, including activities related to exploration, development, or production; and (3) the directional drilling may extend no further than one mile inside the boundary of the Wyoming Range withdrawal area.

(Sec. 4) Sets forth provisions for the retirement and repurchase of valid existing mining or leasing rights within the Wyoming Range withdrawal area. Requires the Secretary to prepare a list of interested holders of such a mining or leasing right and to make the list available to any non-federal entity or person interested in acquiring that right.

Prohibits the Secretary from using any federal funds to purchase any such valid existing mining or leasing right.

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