A bill to establish a Commission to study existing laws and procedures relating to mining, other than coal mining, and in particular the effects of existing laws and procedures relating to location and disposition of minerals on public lands of the United States and their effect on the policy statement set forth in the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, and for other purposes.
Minerals Policy Review Commission Act of 1991 - Establishes the Minerals Policy Review Commission to implement a comprehensive review of the law relating to the location and disposition of minerals on public lands and the effect of that law on national policy.
Directs the Commission to report to the President and the Congress on the review.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that no amendment shall be made to the law relating to the location and disposition of minerals on public lands until the Commission has reported to the Congress. Terminates the Commission within six months after such report or on June 30, 1994, whichever is earlier.
Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Mineral Resources Development.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of the Interior, and Office of Management and Budget.
Subcommittee on Mineral Resources Development. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-253.
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