[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6011 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6011


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               April 15 (legislative day, April 10), 2024

                                Received

                             April 15, 2024

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
     To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
 Agriculture to notify applicants of the completion status of right-of-
   way applications under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy and 
   Management Act of 1976 and section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Right-Of-Way Application 
Transparency and Accountability Act'' or the ``ROWATA Act''.

SEC. 2. DETERMINATION REGARDING RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

    (a) Notice.--Not later than 90 days after the Secretary concerned 
receives an application to grant a right-of-way, the Secretary 
concerned shall--
            (1) notify the applicant as to whether the application is 
        complete; or
            (2) notify the applicant that information is missing and 
        specify any information that is required to be submitted for 
        the application to be complete.
    (b) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Right-of-way.--The term ``right-of-way'' means--
                    (A) a right-of-way issued, granted, or renewed 
                under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy and 
                Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); or
                    (B) a right-of-way granted under section 28 of the 
                Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185).
            (2) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
        means--
                    (A) with respect to public lands, the Secretary of 
                the Interior; and
                    (B) with respect to National Forest System lands, 
                the Secretary of Agriculture.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 11, 2024.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.