[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3159-S3160]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6019. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON EXPANSION OF THE MID-CONTINENT 
                   LIMESTONE QUARRY.

       The Secretary of the Interior shall not approve any 
     application for the expansion of existing mineral operations 
     located on any mining or mill site claim located under the 
     general mining laws, or for any mineral material sales 
     contract or application under the

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     Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the ``Materials Act 
     of 1947'') (61 Stat. 681, chapter 406; 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 
     or the Act of July 23, 1955 (commonly known as the ``Surface 
     Resources Act of 1955'') (69 Stat. 367, chapter 375; 30 
     U.S.C. 611 et seq.), for limestone on land managed by the 
     Bureau of Land Management that is located in whole or in part 
     within the Southeast Quarter of Section 36, Township 5 South, 
     Range 89 West, 6th Principal Meridian, Garfield County, 
     Colorado.

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