This bill removes statutory references to gilsonite and replaces them with references to asphaltite. This includes, for example, references to requirements for leases to qualified persons for the extraction of this material on U.S. lands.
Asphaltite is a hydrocarbon used as an additive in pigments, asphalt, oilwell cement, and other chemical products. Gilsonite, a type of asphaltite, is a registered trademark.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-394.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 605.
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