3.0.0 796 2023-01-11T13:19:24Z 2023-01-11T13:19:24Z Senate S S 2009-04-02 111 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2009-07-14T15:53:49Z Referred to 2009-04-02T19:24:46Z 2009-07-14 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-116. Committee 2009-04-02 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2009-04-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4331-4333) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2009-05-20 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2009-07-22 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2009-07-27 False U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2009-11-03 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2009-12-09 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2010-02-22 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative remedies Alaska Arizona California Civil actions and liability Colorado Congressional oversight Energy revenues and royalties Environmental health Federal preemption Forests, forestry, trees Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Idaho Judicial review and appeals Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Mining Montana Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Nuclear power Oregon South Dakota Utah Washington State Water quality Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wyoming Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2009-04-02 Introduced in Senate 2009-06-22T16:46:43Z Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 - Prohibits the issuance of a federal patent for any mining claim, millsite, or tunnel site (claim or site) unless the Secretary of the Interior determines that: (1) a patent application was filed by September 30, 1994; and (2) all application requirements were fully complied with by such date.

Prescribes a mandatory claim maintenance fee and location fee for each claim or site.

States that failure to perform assessment work, pay a mandatory maintenance or location fee, or file timely notice of location shall: (1) conclusively constitute forfeiture; and (2) make the claim or site null and void.

Subjects production of locatable minerals from any mining claim to a royalty of between 2 % and 5% of the value of the production, not including reasonable transportation, beneficiation, and processing costs.

Authorizes the Secretary to grant royalty relief.

Directs the Secretary to establish a comprehensive inspection, collection, fiscal, and production accounting and auditing system to: (1) determine accurately any royalties, interest, fines, penalties, fees, deposits, and other payments owed; and (2) collect and account for such payments in a timely manner.

Requires a permit to engage in the following activities on federal land: (1) mineral activities that would disturb surface resources, including land, air, water, and fish and wildlife; and (2) exploration and mineral activities that involve more than casual use of the land.

Prescribes requirements for mining permits.

Requires an operator to give the Secretary specified financial assurances before beginning any mineral activities requiring an exploration or mining permit in order to ensure reclamation and restoration of any land or water adversely affected by the activities.

Establishes the Hardrock Minerals Reclamation Fund for the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by past hardrock minerals and mining and related activities in abandoned hardrock mine states, and on Indian land located within the exterior boundaries of abandoned hardrock mine states.

Subjects each operator of a hardrock minerals mining operation to an abandoned mine land reclamation fee.

]]> Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 Display Title Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain land, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s796is/xml/BILLS-111s796is.xml 2009-07-14 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-116. 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.