3.0.0 3240 2023-01-11T13:49:46Z 2023-01-11T13:49:46Z House HR 2021-05-14 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 84 (Friday, May 14, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AMODEI:H.R. 3240.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to provide for the common defense andgeneral welfare of the United States enumerated in Article I,Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.[Page H2357]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2021-06-18T14:22:26Z Referred to 2021-05-14T13:01:15Z 2021-06-18 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2021-05-14 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2021-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 N W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 2021-05-14 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2021-05-14 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2021-05-14 True F000469 Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] Russ Fulcher R ID 1 2021-05-14 True R000610 Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] Guy Reschenthaler R PA 14 2021-05-14 True L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 2021-05-14 True M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2021-05-17 False B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2021-05-17 False N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 2021-05-17 False S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2021-05-17 False H001084 Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] Yvette Herrell R NM 2 2021-05-20 False E000294 Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] Tom Emmer R MN 6 2021-06-11 False S001212 Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] Pete Stauber R MN 8 2021-06-14 False B000825 Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3] Lauren Boebert R CO 3 2021-07-09 False Energy Energy 00 2021-05-14 Introduced in House 2021-12-09T20:40:02Z National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2021

This bill sets forth environmental review requirements for the mine permitting process and limits the review to 30 months.

Under the bill, projects that provide minerals vital to job creation, energy infrastructure, coastal resilience and restoration, economic competitiveness, and national security must be considered to be infrastructure projects as described in Executive Order 13807, titled Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects and dated August 15, 2017.This order directed agencies to ensure that the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure is coordinated, predictable, and transparent.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)or the Forest Service must appoint a project lead for the mine permitting process to coordinate with other agencies to ensure that the agencies minimize delays, set and adhere to timelines for completion of the permitting process, set clear permitting goals, and track progress against goals. The project lead must also determine the amount of financial assurance required for reclamation of a mineral exploration or mining site.

The bill considers the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969to be satisfied if the BLM or the Forest Service determines that the agency issuing the permit will address specified factors, such as environmental impacts of the permit or alternatives to issuance of the permit.

Additionally, the bill exempts projects on National Forest System land from regulations that prohibit timber tree cutting and road construction in areas without roads.

]]> National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2021 Display Title National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to the economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr3240ih/xml/BILLS-117hr3240ih.xml 2021-06-18 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.