MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4172, H4173 [15JN], H4216, H4227, H4229, H4241, H4243, H4244, H4249, H4253, H4260, H4261, H4288, H4289 [16JN], H4392, H4435, H4440, H4446, H4457, H4458, H4459, H4508 [17JN]

Articles and editorials

Trust Betrayed? Native Americans Claim the U.S. Mismanaged Their Oil and Gas Legacies It Promised To Protect, S361 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: limit the royalty on soda ash (see S. 2317), S4024 [8AP]

———modify requirements relating to transfers from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (see H.R. 5308), H9048 [8OC]

———reduce amounts of reclamation fees and modify requirements relating to transfers from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (see S. 2208), S2777 [12MR]

California: cancel certain BLM leases that authorize extraction of sand and gravel from Federal lands in Soledad Canyon (see S. 2058), S792 [10FE]

China, People's Republic of: urge certain actions regarding exports of coke (see H. Res. 697), H4927 (see H. Res. 697), H5071 [24JN]

Coal: clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated (see S. 3004), S11496 [18NO] (see H.R. 5383), H9999 [18NO]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 459), H4647 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize exchange of mineral rights in Montana (see S. 2225), S2995 [23MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2804), S9220 [14SE] (see H.R. 4568), H4170 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4568), consideration (see H. Res. 674), H4170 [15JN]

Disabled: resolve structural indebtedness of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (see S. 2366), S4692 [29AP]

Ecology and environment: reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (see S. 2049), S541 [3FE] (see H.R. 3778), H392 [4FE]

Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see S. 2067), S1017 [11FE] (see H.R. 3805), H514 [11FE]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 2353), S4492 [28AP] (see H.R. 4010), H1369 [23MR]

Native Americans: provide for acquisition of subsurface mineral rights to land owned by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and land held in trust for the Tribe (see H.R. 4490), H3719 [2JN]

Nevada: conveyance of certain public lands in and around historic mining townsites (see S. 2458), S5949 [20MY]

New Mexico: convey certain lands by resolving a dispute between the Arch Coal Co., and the Navajo Nation, associated with coal preference right lease interests on the land (see S. 2790), S9075 [10SE]

Public lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for potassium and potassium compounds produced from sylvite on Federal lands (see H.R. 4984), H6704 [22JY]

Reclamation of land: abandoned hardrock mines (see S. 2086), S1286 [12FE]

SEC: require disclosures by public companies of payments to foreign governments for natural resources exploration, development, and extractions rights (see H.R. 3955), H1071 [11MR]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: make technical changes and resolve certain issues beneficial to coal miners (see H.R. 4529), H3872 [9JN] (see H.R. 4549), H3963 [14JN]

———make technical changes and resolve certain issues beneficial to coal miners (H.R. 4529), consideration (see H. Res. 672), H3963 [14JN]

———reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program (see S. 2211), S2778 [12MR] (see H.R. 3796), H514 [11FE]

Letters

Western Sahara mineral rights: Hans Corell, U.N., H6633-H6635 [22JY]

Press releases

States Receive More Than $1 Billion From Share of Federal Mineral Revenue: Dept. of the Interior, S9270 [15SE]

Remarks in House

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: funding, H4208 [16JN]

Business and industry: results of survey ranking countries for mineral investments, H1728 [30MR]

Climate: global warming, H996 [10MR]

Coal: clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated (H.R. 5383), E2068 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: release of ferromanganese from the strategic stockpile, H8996, H8997 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4207-H4267 [16JN], H4435-H4465 [17JN], E1139 [16JN], E1173 [18JN], E1195 [21JN], E1205 [22JN], E1216 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4568), consideration (H. Res. 674), H4191-H4193 [16JN]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program: improve, H8987, H9001, H9005 [8OC], E1967 [11OC]

Government regulations: improve mineral leasing and mining permit processing systems, H4446 [17JN]

Land use: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2141), E831 [12MY]

Rico, CO: anniversary, E1728 [29SE]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: make technical changes and resolve certain issues beneficial to coal miners (H.R. 4529), consideration (H. Res. 672), H3968-H3973 [15JN]

———reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program, E1778 [1OC]

United Mine Workers of America: tribute to coal mine memorial event, E1455 [21JY]

Remarks in Senate

Big Horn County, WY: open certain withdrawn land to locatable mineral development for bentonite mining (S. 203), S9348 [15SE]

California: cancel certain BLM leases that authorize extraction of sand and gravel from Federal lands in Soledad Canyon (S. 2058), S793 [10FE]

Coal: clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated (S. 3004), S11499 [18NO]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize exchange of mineral rights in Montana (S. 2225), S3001 [23MR]

———settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, S361 [2FE], S1617 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 2804), S9519 [22SE]

Ecology and environment: reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (S. 2049), S541 [3FE]

Kerry, Senator: characterization relative to Clean Air Act and coal issues, S11087 [10OC]

Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (S. 2067), S1019 [11FE]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 2353), S4494 [28AP]

Nevada: conveyance of certain public lands in and around historic mining townsites (S. 2458), S5955 [20MY]

New Mexico: convey certain lands by resolving a dispute between the Arch Coal Co., and the Navajo Nation, associated with coal preference right lease interests on the land (S. 2790), S9077 [10SE]

North American Exploration, Inc.: anniversary, S8850 [7SE]

Taxation: extend certain credits to new coke facilities to encourage their construction, S5205 [11MY]

Reports filed

Big Horn Bentonite Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 203) (S. Rept. 108-319), S8860 [7SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4568, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 674) (H. Rept. 108-544), H4170 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4568) (H. Rept. 108-542), H4170 [15JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2804) (S. Rept. 108-341), S9220 [14SE]

National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4010) (H. Rept. 108-648), H6754 [7SE]

Potash Royalty Reduction Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4984) (H. Rept. 108-739), H8407 [6OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4230, H4238, H4253 [16JN], H4458 [17JN]

Summaries

Native American Living Conditions: Commission on Civil Rights, S1618 [26FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 672, consideration of H.R. 4529, Arctic Coastal Plain and Surface Mining Improvement Act, H3968 [15JN]

H. Res. 674, consideration of H.R. 4568, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H4191 [16JN]

S. 203, Big Horn Bentonite Act, S9348 [15SE]

S. 2049, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program Extension and Reform Act, S542-S545 [3FE]

S. 2353, National Geologic Mapping Act, S4495 [28AP]

S. 2458, Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act, S5956 [20MY]

S. 2790, Bisti PRLA Dispute Resolution Act, S9077 [10SE]