3.0.0 699 2022-02-03T06:08:46Z 2022-05-20T16:27:20Z House H HR 2009-01-27 111 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Hearings by 2009-02-26T20:01:39Z Referred to 2009-02-04T17:32:45Z Referred to 2009-01-27T15:30:41Z 2009-02-26 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2009-02-04 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2009-01-27 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-01-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E148) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-27 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 M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2009-01-27 True W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2009-01-27 True M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2009-01-27 True B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2009-01-27 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2009-01-27 True C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] Jim Costa D CA 20 2009-01-27 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2009-01-27 True H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2009-01-27 True S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2009-01-27 True K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2009-01-27 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2009-01-27 True E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2009-01-27 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2009-01-27 True K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 2009-01-27 True K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2009-01-27 True C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2009-01-27 True S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2009-01-27 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2009-01-27 True S001158 Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] John Salazar D CO T. 3 2009-01-27 True T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5] Niki Tsongas D MA 5 2009-01-27 True D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2009-02-04 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2009-02-25 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2009-02-25 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2009-02-25 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2009-03-02 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2009-03-17 False L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2009-03-19 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2009-03-25 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2009-04-21 False H001043 Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] Paul Hodes D NH W. 2 2009-04-30 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2009-05-07 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2009-05-12 False W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2009-06-02 False W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2009-06-02 False C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2009-06-15 False K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 2009-07-24 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2009-07-27 False C001058 Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] Ben Chandler D KY 6 2009-07-30 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2009-12-02 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Business records Civil actions and liability Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Federal-Indian relations Government liability Government trust funds Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Judicial review and appeals Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Mining Pollution liability State and local government operations User charges and fees Water quality Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2009-01-27 Introduced in House 2009-03-19T20:40:27Z Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 - Applies this Act to any mining claim, millsite claim, or tunnel site claim located under the general mining laws or used for beneficiation or mineral processing activities, regardless of whether legal and beneficial title to the mineral is held by the United States.

Conditions federal issuance of a patent for any such mining or millsite claim upon specified determinations by the Secretary of the Interior.

Subjects production of locatable minerals to a royalty of 8% of the gross income from mining.

Imposes a 4% royalty upon federal lands subject to an existing permit, and specified royalties on certain federal land added to an existing operations permit.

Prescribes a hardrock mining claim maintenance fee for each unpatented mining claim, mill, or tunnel site on federally owned lands.

Designates certain wilderness study areas, areas of critical environmental concern, and related areas as not open to location of mining claims.

Permits a state or local government or Indian tribe to petition the Secretary of the Interior for withdrawal of specific federal land from operation of the general mining laws in order to protect specific values.

Instructs the Secretary to ensure that mineral activities on federal land subject to a claim are carefully controlled to prevent undue degradation of public lands and resources.

Prescribes requirements for the exploration permit process and for operations permits, including financial assurances.

Requires restoration of lands to a condition capable of supporting prior uses or other beneficial uses.

Establishes the Locatable Minerals Fund composed of: (1) penalties, fees, and royalties; (2) the Hardrock Reclamation Account, and (3) the Hardrock Community Impact Assistance Account.

Amends the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to initiate prompt actions to improve the availability and analysis of mineral data in public land use decision-making with respect to National Forest System lands.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to subject certain oil shale claims to the reclamation requirements of this Act.

Repeals the Building Stone Act and the Saline Placer Act.

]]> Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 Display Title Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 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 2009-01-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr699ih/xml/BILLS-111hr699ih.xml 2009-02-26 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.