MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES

Addresses

Mining Laws: Salinas de Gortari, President of Mexico, E2817-E2819 [28SE]

Amendments

Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (H.R. 1637), H10160, H10161, H10162, H10163 [1OC]

Coronado National Forest: withdraw certain lands from mining and mineral leasing laws (H.R. 2790), S17341 [7OC]

Land use: procedures for entry on to livestock grazing lands (S. 1187), S17228, S17231, S17492 [7OC]

Public lands: mineral claims (H.R. 918), H8966 [22SE], H11223, H11235, H11240, H11241 [4OC], E2743, E2744 [22SE], E2766, E2767 [23SE]

———requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 5962), H9294 [23SE]

Analyses

Antarctic Environmental Protection Act (S. 3231), S13425 [14SE]

Articles and editorials

Cook Told to Halt Roadwork in Arroyos, E3291 [9OC]

Copar Seeks 135 More Acres, E3292 [9OC]

EPA Orders Plant to Stop Polluting River, E3290 [9OC]

Espanola Developer Accused of Polluting River, E3290 [9OC]

Espanola Man Told to Halt River Dumping, E3290 [9OC]

Feds, County Prepared To Make Life Hot for Cook, E3291 [9OC]

Mine Owner Seeks OK To Open New Jemez Mine, E3291 [9OC]

Time Grows Short for Jemez-Protection Act, E3291 [9OC]

Bills and resolutions

Antarctic region: implement protection treaties and prohibit certain mineral resource activities (see S. 3231), S13420 [14SE]

Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (H.R. 1637), consideration (see H. Res. 584), H10013 [30SE]

Public lands: mineral claims (H.R. 918), consideration (see H. Res. 574), H8733 [17SE]

———requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 5962), H8734 [17SE]

Letters

Antarctic Environmental Protection Act: Dept. of State, S13426 [14SE]

Black Lung Benefits Act improvements: National Coal Association, H10150 [1OC]

Mineral Exploration and Development Act: National Taxpayers Union, H11050 [3OC]

———several wildlife and conservation organizations, H11050 [3OC]

Motions

Public lands: mineral claims (H.R. 918), H11239 [4OC]

Remarks in House

Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (H.R. 1637), H10151-H10164 [1OC], E2997, E2999, E3002 [3OC]

———improve (H.R. 1637), consideration (H. Res. 584), H10149-H10151 [1OC]

Insurance: health care for coal industry retirees, H9643 [29SE]

Land use: procedures for entry on to livestock grazing lands (S. 1187), E3187 [9OC]

Public lands: mineral claims, H9877 [30SE]

———mineral claims (H.R. 918), H11213-H11243 [4OC], E2742 [22SE], E2769 [23SE], E2817 [28SE], E3087 [9OC]

———mineral claims (H.R. 918), consideration (H. Res. 574), H11047-H11051 [3OC], H11212 [4OC]

———royalty payments for extracted minerals, H11235-H11243 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Antarctic region: implement protection treaties and prohibit certain mineral resource activities, S15285 [25SE]

———implement protection treaties and prohibit certain mineral resource activities (S. 3189, 3231), S13420 [14SE], S17551 [8OC]

Claims: holding fees, S15969 [1OC]

Coal: health benefits of retired miners, S17603, S18250 [8OC]

Land use: procedures for entry on to livestock grazing lands (S. 1187), S17228, S17231 [7OC]

Occupational safety and health: impact of deregulation, S13307 [10SE]

Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty: ratify, S17333-S17335 [7OC]

Public lands: mineral claims, S15849 [30SE]

Reports

Coal Industry—Use of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund Monies for UMWA ``Orphan Retiree'' Health Benefits: Congressional Research Service, S17606-S17612 [8OC]

Reports filed

Black Lung Benefits Act Improvements: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 1637) (H. Rept. 102-882), H8832 [21SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1637, Black Lung Benefits Act Improvement: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 102-961), H9946, H10013 [30SE]

Modification of Requirements Applicable to Locatable Minerals on Public Domain Lands Consistent With Principles of Self-Initiation of Mining Claims: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 918) (H. Rept. 102-711), H8358 [14SE]

———Committee on Rules (H. Res. 574) (H. Rept. 102-877), H8725, H8733 [17SE]

Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 5459) (H. Rept. 102-932), H9865 [29SE]

Statements

Antarctic Environmental Protection Act, S13424 [14SE]

Black Lung Benefits Act improvements: Bush Administration, H10150 [1OC]

Summaries

Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act Programs To Promote Ecological and Efficient Utilization of Geothermal, Coal, Oil, and Gas Resources, H11414 [5OC]

Health Benefits of Retired Coal Miners Provisions of H.R. 776, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act, S17603-S17606 [8OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 574, consideration of H.R. 918, mineral claims on public lands, H11047 [3OC]

H. Res. 584, consideration of H.R. 1637, improve the Black Lung Benefits Act, H10149 [1OC]

S. 3231, Antarctic Environmental Protection Act, S13420-S13424 [14SE]