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House Bill 3905
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on Nov 30, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Oct 2, 2017
Latest Action
Dec 1, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3905
Congress
115
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Tom Emmer
Minnesota
Republican
Paul Gosar
Arizona
Democrat
Collin Peterson
Minnesota
Republican
Jason Lewis
Minnesota
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on November 30, 2017
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Recorded Vote
Roll Number
643
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act

This bill declares that minerals with the National Forest System (NFS) lands in Minnesota shall not be subject to withdrawal from disposition under U.S. mineral and geothermal leasing laws unless such withdrawal is approved by an Act of Congress.

The bill prohibits any extension or establishment of national monuments on NFS lands in Minnesota except by express authorization of Congress.

The bill declares that certain mineral leases issued within the exterior boundaries of NFS lands in Minnesota are indeterminate preference right leases that shall be: (1) issued for an initial 20-year period; and, (2) after such period, shall be renewable for 10-year periods if the lessee has complied with the terms and conditions of the lease during the 20-year period and on the condition that, at the end of each 10-year renewal period, Interior may readjust lease terms and conditions to encourage production or to address changing conditions within the lease area. Interior may: (1) suspend operations under a lease when the lease can only be operated at a loss due to market conditions or when operations are interrupted by strikes; and (2) issue permits for the use of surface lands subject to, but not included in, the lease for the exploration, development, and use of the deposits covered by the lease. The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 shall apply to all such mineral leases.

Text (4)
Referred in Senate
December 1, 2017
Engrossed in House
November 30, 2017
Reported in House
November 21, 2017
Introduced in House
October 2, 2017
Amendments (2)
Nov 30, 2017
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 487
Amendment sought to increase the royalty rate by 16.66 percent for mineral leases in the Superior National Forest.
Active
Nov 29, 2017
Offered in House
0
Sponsorship
House Amendment 486
Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 631 the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-41 is considered as adopted.
Submitted
Related Bills (1)
Nov 29, 2017
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 631
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3017) to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize and improve the brownfields program, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3905) to require congressional approval of any mineral withdrawal or monument designation involving the National Forest System lands in the State of Minnesota, to provide for the renewal of certain mineral leases in such lands, and for other purposes.
Active
Type
Procedurally-Related Measure
Procedurally-Related Measure
Legislation that affects consideration of other legislation (e.g., a rule for consideration, a bill ordered to be reported or passed in lieu of another measure). Identical bills, companion measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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