MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES

Amendments

Committee on Education and Labor (House): grant authority to investigate underground coal mine operator compliance with Federal safety laws and transmit a report on such investigation (H. Res. 1363), H3679 [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H6511, H6541, H6542, H6543, H6544, H6545, H6547, H6548, H6550 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Reasoned Debate Needed To Amend Energy Legislation, H6505 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: permit use for transportation and use of dredged materials for abandoned mine reclamation (see S. 3053), S857 [1MR]

———transfer excess funds to the United Mine Workers of America pension plan (see S. 3649), S6245 [26JY]

Arizona: prohibit withdrawal of certain public lands from location and entry under the Mining Law (see H.R. 5665), H5500 [1JY]

———secure Federal ownership and management of natural, scenic, and recreational resources, protect cultural resources, and facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources (see H.R. 4880), H1656 [18MR]

BLM: provide a claimant of a small miner waiver from claim maintenance fees with a period of time after written receipt of defects is provided to the claimant to cure such defects or pay the claim maintenance fee (see S. 3175), S2115 [25MR]

———provide small miner waivers from claim maintenance fees for a period of time after written receipt of defects is provided to the claimant to cure defects or pay the claim maintenance fee (see H.R. 4991), H2459 [25MR]

———release Bodie Wilderness Study Area in Mono County, CA (see H.R. 6129), H6762 [15SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (see S. 3404), S4143 [24MY]

Business and industry: reestablish competitive production industries, processing, refining, purification, metals production and alloying, and magnet production relative to domestic rare earths (see S. 3521), S5268 [22JN] (see H.R. 4866), H1595 [17MR]

Chile: express support for miners trapped in Copiapo mining disaster and rescue efforts by the Chilean Government and other parties (see H. Res. 1662), H7154 (see H. Res. 1662), H7211 [28SE]

Clark County, NV: withdraw Sloan Hills area from location, entry, and patent under mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials (see S. 3313), S3164 [5MY] (see H.R. 5219), H3201 [5MY]

Coal: prohibit use of funds for carrying out certain policies and procedures that adversely affect domestic coal mining operations (see S. 3933), S7788 [29SE] (see H.R. 6113), H6681 [14SE]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): grant authority to investigate underground coal mine operator compliance with Federal safety laws and transmit a report on such investigation (see H. Res. 1363), H3541 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: promote mapping and development of U.S. geothermal resources by establishing a direct loan program for high risk geothermal exploration wells (see S. 3586), S5850 [14JY]

———reduce deficits and Government spending through elimination of wasteful energy subsidies and programs (see H.R. 5780), H5817 [20JY]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 3224), S2423 [19AP] (see H.R. 5119), H2842 [22AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a technological capability assessment, survey, and economic feasibility study on recovery of minerals from the seabed of the U.S. (see H.R. 4792), H1220 [9MR]

———determine impact of any proposed modification to policy on onshore oil or natural gas preleasing or leasing activity (see S. 3385), S3983 [19MY]

———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), consideration (see H. Res. 1574), H6402 (see H. Res. 1574), H6454 [29JY]

———prohibit the leasing of any area of the Outer Continental Shelf for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral (see H.R. 5248), H3273 [6MY]

———provide with a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts (see S. 3057), S945 [2MR]

———reform management of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 3516), S5202 [21JN]

Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 470), S2116 [25MR]

Investments: increase funding for individual development accounts through funds received by eliminating the domestic production tax deduction for coal and other hard mineral fossil fuels (see H.R. 6067), H6570 [30JY]

Mine Safety and Health Administration: provide wallet cards and similar devices containing the national hazard reporting phone number to mine operators for distribution to miners (see H.R. 5785), H5818 [20JY]

Mineral Leasing Act: permanently withdraw all Federal lands from location and entry for uranium mining and provide for leasing of such lands under such Act for uranium mining (see H.R. 6335), H7392 [29SE]

———require an operator to compensate a surface owner for damages resulting from the oil and gas operations of the operator on land affected by the operations (see H.R. 5759), H5675 [15JY]

Montana: withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see S. 3075), S1169 [4MR]

NASA: congratulate engineers, scientists, psychologists, and staff for helping to successfully rescue trapped Chilean miners from a collapsed mine near Copiapo, Chile (see H. Res. 1714), H7453 [15NO]

Nevada: convey certain public land in and around historic mining townsites (see S. 3408), S4211 [25MY] (see H.R. 5370), H3744 [24MY]

Occupational safety and health: improve mine safety practices and compliance in order to prevent mine accidents (see H.R. 5788), H5818 [20JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit leasing regions of Gulf of Mexico and increase fuel economy standards (see S. 3433), S4528 [27MY]

Power resources: expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity (see H.R. 5899), H6282 [28JY]

Rare earth materials: develop a rare earth materials program and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 6160), H6878 [22SE]

———promote exploration for and development of rare earth elements and reestablish competitive supply chain for rare earth materials (see S. 4031), S10304 [15DE]

Safety: improve mine and occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, and prevent workplace tragedies (see H.R. 6495), H8034 [3DE]

———improve mine and occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 5663), H5500 [1JY]

———improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see S. 3671), S6520 [29JY]

SEC: require publicly traded coal companies to include certain safety records in annual and quarterly filings (see S. 3450), S4529 [27MY]

Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act: extend reduced royalty rate for soda ash (see H.R. 6490), H8030 [2DE]

States: limit liabilty for reclamation work performed under an approved State abandoned mine reclamation plan (see S. 3252), S2587 [22AP]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects (see H.R. 4817), H1323 [10MR]

———provide for use of excess funds to provide certain United Mine Workers of America pension benefits (see H.R. 5479), H4246 [8JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for lightweight coal freight cars (see H.R. 4494), H326 [21JA]

West Virginia: honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster (see S. Res. 487), S2377 [15AP] (see H. Res. 1236), H2503 [13AP]

Letters

Black Lung Benefits Act: several individuals, S1789 [22MR]

Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act: Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H6467 [30JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6466 [30JY]

———Representative Levin, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1639 [15SE]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), E1640 [15SE]

Federal response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico: Benjamin D. Wilcox, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., H6504 [30JY]

———Bruce Vincent, Independent Petroleum Association of America, H6506 [30JY]

———Burt Adams, National Ocean Industries Association, H6504 [30JY]

———Dave Freudenthal, Governor of Wyoming, H6504 [30JY]

———Don G. Briggs, Louisiana Oil & Gas Co., H6505 [30JY]

———John A. Rathmell, Jr., Lockton Co., LLC, H6505 [30JY]

———John Lloyd, Lloyd & Partners, Ltd., H6506 [30JY]

———Paul King, Indecs Corp., H6507 [30JY]

———Robert P. Hartwig, Insurance Information Institute, H6506 [30JY]

———several Texas government officials, H6504 [30JY]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H6558 [30JY]

Remarks in House

Boron, CA: lock out of International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 30 members by Rio Tinto (company), H2445 [25MR]

Chile: express support for miners trapped in Copiapo mining disaster and rescue efforts by the Chilean Government and other parties (H. Res. 1662), H7057, H7058 [28SE]

Clark County, NV: withdraw Sloan Hills area from location, entry, and patent under mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials (S. 3313), H4512 [16JN]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): grant authority to investigate underground coal mine operator compliance with Federal safety laws and transmit a report on such investigation (H. Res. 1363), H3671-H3681, H3686 [20MY]

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of report on economic impact of EPA coal mining permit approval process, H3830 [26MY]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (H.R. 5119), E661 [26AP]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H5668-H5670 [15JY], H5910 [21JY], H6287 [29JY], H6493, H6508-H6552, H6555-H6561 [30JY], E1545, E1546 [10AU]

———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), consideration (H. Res. 1574), H6462-H6468 [30JY]

———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), corrections in engrossment, H6562 [30JY]

———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), motion to recommit, H6558 [30JY]

———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), unanimous-consent request, H6548 [30JY]

———make public results of blowout preventer testing prior to BP P.L.C., Deepwater Horizon oil incident, H3810, H3811 [25MY]

———prohibit the leasing of any area of the Outer Continental Shelf for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral, H3548 [19MY], H3749 [25MY]

Investments: increase funding for individual development accounts through funds received by eliminating the domestic production tax deduction for coal and other hard mineral fossil fuels (H.R. 6067), E1508 [30JY]

NASA: congratulate engineers, scientists, psychologists, and staff for helping to successfully rescue trapped Chilean miners from a collapsed mine near Copiapo, Chile (H. Res. 1714), H7471, H7472 [16NO]

Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H8267 [9DE]

Rare earth materials: develop a rare earth materials program and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (H.R. 6160), H7060-H7063 [28SE]

Safety: improve mine and occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, and prevent workplace tragedies (H.R. 6495), H8131-H8144 [8DE]

———improve mine safety, H2902, H2903 [27AP]

Schramm Inc.: tribute to efforts to free miners in Chile, E1933 [16NO]

West Virginia: honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster, H2465 [13AP]

———honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster (H. Res. 1236), H2537-H2542 [14AP], E569, E571 [15AP], E590 [20AP]

———moment of silence for victims of Upper Big Branch mine disaster, H2476 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: permit use for transportation and use of dredged materials for abandoned mine reclamation (S. 3053), S859 [1MR]

———transfer excess funds to the United Mine Workers of America pension plan (S. 3649), S6246 [26JY]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors, S1789 [22MR], S2083 [25MR]

BLM: provide a claimant of a small miner waiver from claim maintenance fees with a period of time after written receipt of defects is provided to the claimant to cure such defects or pay the claim maintenance fee (S. 3175), S2119 [25MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (S. 3404), S10994 [22DE]

Business and industry: disclose payments to foreign countries for commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, and express that the U.S. should disclose payments for such development on Federal land, S3976 [19MY]

———disclose payments to foreign countries for commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, and express that the U.S. should disclose payments for such development on Federal land (S. 1700), S2472 [20AP]

———reestablish competitive production industries, processing, refining, purification, metals production and alloying, and magnet production relative to domestic rare earths (S. 3521), S5276 [22JN]

———require all foreign and domestic companies registered with the SEC to report annually on amounts paid to each country for access to oil, gas, and minerals, S3315 [6MY], S3815-S3818 [17MY], S4056 [20MY], S5872 [15JY]

———require U.S.-registered companies selling products using columbite-tantalite, coltan, cassiterite, and wolframite to disclose the country-of-origin of such materials to the SEC, S3866 [18MY], S3976 [19MY]

Clark County, NV: withdraw Sloan Hills area from location, entry, and patent under mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials (S. 3313), S3167 [5MY]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (S. 3224), S2426 [19AP]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify that States may use Abandoned Mine Lands Program funding for high-priority noncoal reclamation and for remediation of acid line drainage, S4413 [26MY]

———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), S6561 [2AU], S6668 [3AU], S6677 [4AU]

———improve administration of the Minerals Management Service, S4964 [16JN], S5074-S5076 [17JN], S5775 [13JY]

———provide with a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts (S. 3057), S946 [2MR]

———reform management of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 3516), S5206 [21JN], S6347 [28JY]

EPA: expedite coal mining permit approval process, S2107 [25MR]

Foreign trade: improve importation requirement system for conflict diamonds, S6074 [21JY]

Montana: withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (S. 3075), S1172 [4MR], S4741 [9JN], S5543 [29JN], S10509 [17DE]

Nebo, KY: express condolences for victims of roof collapse at Webster County Coal, LLC, Dotiki Mine, S2771 [29AP]

Nevada: convey certain public land in and around historic mining townsites (S. 3408), S4213 [25MY]

Rare earth materials: promote exploration for and development of rare earth elements and reestablish competitive supply chain for rare earth materials (S. 4031), S10442, S10443 [17DE]

Safety: improve mine safety, S2224-S2226 [13AP], S2771 [29AP], S7403 [23SE]

———improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (S. 3671), S6527 [29JY], S7593-S7597, S7607 [28SE]

———improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (S. 3671), unanimous-consent request, S7595 [28SE]

———improvements in mine safety, S151 [22JA]

SEC: require publicly traded coal companies to include certain safety records in annual and quarterly filings (S. 3450), S4550 [27MY]

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology: anniversary, S44 [20JA]

West Virginia: honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster, S2184-S2187 [12AP], S2224-S2226 [13AP]

———honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster (S. Res. 487), S2393 [15AP]

———moment of silence for victims of Upper Big Branch mine disaster, S2190 [12AP]

Reports filed

Clarification That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority To Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation Projects: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2830) (S. Rept. 111-264), S6881 [5AU]

Coal Accountability and Retired Employee (CARE) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5479) (H. Rept. 111-651), H7388 [29SE]

Committee on Education and Labor (House) Authority To Investigate Underground Coal Mine Operator Compliance With Federal Safety Laws and Report on Such Investigation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1363) (H. Rept. 111-487), H3657 [19MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act and H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1574) (H. Rept. 111-582), H6402, H6454 [29JY]

Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 111-575), H6282 [28JY], H6402, H6454 [29JY], H6567 [30JY]

Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3404) (S. Rept. 111-320), S7507 [27SE]

Miner Safety and Health Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 5663) (H. Rept. 111-579), H6402, H6454 [29JY]

North Fork Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3075) (S. Rept. 111-316), S7507 [27SE]

Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3516) (S. Rept. 111-236), S6397 [28JY]

Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act: Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 6160) (H. Rept. 111-644), H7153, H7210 [28SE]

Sloan Hills Withdrawal Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3313) (S. Rept. 111-318), S7507 [27SE]

Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 409) (S. Rept. 111-129), S944 [2MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H6493 [30JY]

Tables

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6495, Mine Safety Protection Act, H8262 [8DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 1236, honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster in West Virginia, H2537 [14AP]

H. Res. 1363, Committee on Education and Labor (House) authority to investigate underground coal mine operator compliance with Federal safety laws and transmit a report on such investigation, H3671 [20MY]

H. Res. 1574, consideration of H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act and H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act, H6462 [30JY]

H. Res. 1662, express support for miners trapped in Copiapo mining disaster and rescue efforts by the Chilean Government and other parties, H7057 [28SE]

H. Res. 1714, congratulate NASA engineers, scientists, psychologists, and staff for helping to successfully rescue trapped Chilean miners from a collapsed mine near Copiapo, Chile, H7471 [16NO]

H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act, H6511-H6536 [30JY]

H.R. 6160, Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act, H7060 [28SE]

H.R. 6495, Mine Safety Protection Act, H8131-H8140 [8DE]

S. 3313, Sloan Hills Withdrawal Act, S3167 [5MY]

S. 3408, Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act, S4214 [25MY]

S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act, S5207-S5211 [21JN]

S. 3586, Geothermal Exploration Act, S5855 [14JY]

S. Res. 470, Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act anniversary, S2130 [25MR]

S. Res. 487, honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster in West Virginia, S2390, S2394 [15AP]