A bill to amend the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 to improve the administration of the Federal coal leasing program, and for other purposes.
Mineral Lands Leasing Act Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act to restrict to "competitive coal leases" (previously "leases") those leases which the Secretary of the Interior is prohibited from issuing to any entity holding a coal deposit lease which was issued before August 4, 1976, and which has been held for a ten-year period without producing coal in commercial quantities.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Natural Resources Development.
Subcommittee on Natural Resources Development. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-417.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Favorable.
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