To reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands, and for other purposes.
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 19, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) States that for a five-year period the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from Federal land shall be two percent .
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report, after four years, to Congress on the effects of such royalty reduction, including: (1) the amount of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from Federal land during such four-year period; (2) the number of jobs that have been created or maintained during the royalty reduction period; (3) the total amount of royalty paid to the United States on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market produced during that four-year period, and the portion of such royalty paid to States; and (4) a recommendation of whether the reduced royalty rate should apply after the end of the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-612.
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-612.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371.
Mrs. Cubin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5943-5944)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4625.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5943)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5943)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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