HB6481: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the fee for an expression of interest if the expression of interest becomes inactive, and for other purposes.
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the fee for an expression of interest if the expression of interest becomes inactive, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill would require the Interior Secretary to refund fees paid by companies that submit an expression of interest for mineral leasing rights when those applications become inactive. An expression of interest is a document companies file to indicate they want to bid on rights to extract minerals like oil or coal from public lands. The bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act, which governs how the government leases mineral rights. The bill is currently introduced in Congress and has not yet moved to .
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HB6481: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to re…