Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate with the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Indians and any party holding a coal lease, permit, or right to a lease issued under the Act of May 11, 1938, for purposes of entering into cancellation agreements with respect to such leases.
Provides that upon written agreement to cancel such leases such party shall be issued: (1) a noncompetitive lease or leases for federal coal deposits that cannot be mined efficiently or economically unless incorporated into an existing mining unit controlled by the party; or (2) a certificate of bidding rights to acquire coal leases at competitive sales.
States that such leases shall be issued at fair market value and certificates shall have the value of the party's investment plus specified compounded interest.
Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 96-883.
Call of calendar in Senate.
Measure considered in Senate.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
Measure passed Senate, amended.
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, H. Rept. 96-1370.
Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, H. Rept. 96-1370.
Measure called up by consent calendar in House.
Measure considered in House.
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Measure passed House.
Measure enrolled in House.
Measure enrolled in Senate.
Measure presented to President.
Measure presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Public Law 96-401.
Public Law 96-401.
Enacted as Public Law 96-401
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