# \#Subtitle-B—Mining

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## [Sec. 50204. Authorization to mine Federal coal | Impact](https://forum.repealobbba.org/t/sec-50204-authorization-to-mine-federal-coal-impact/824)

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Legislative and Policy Analysis Section 50204: Authorization to mine Federal coal Executive Summary Section 50204 authorizes mining of certain Federal coal reserves when those reserves are located on Federal land, are a…

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## [Sec. 50203. Leases for known recoverable coal resources | Impact](https://forum.repealobbba.org/t/sec-50203-leases-for-known-recoverable-coal-resources-impact/823)

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Legislative and Policy Analysis Section 50203: Leases for known recoverable coal resources Executive Summary Section 50203 requires the Secretary of the Interior to make at least 4 million additional acres of federal m…

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## [Sec. 50202. Coal royalty | Impact](https://forum.repealobbba.org/t/sec-50202-coal-royalty-impact/822)

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Legislative and Policy Analysis Section 50202: Coal royalty Executive Summary Section 50202 temporarily lowers the royalty charged for coal mined from federal leases. It amends the Mineral Leasing Act so that, during t…

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## [Sec. 50201. Coal leasing | Impact](https://forum.repealobbba.org/t/sec-50201-coal-leasing-impact/821)

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Legislative and Policy Analysis Section 50201: Coal leasing Executive Summary Section 50201 accelerates federal coal leasing by requiring the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, to …

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## [Sec. 50204. Authorization to mine Federal coal | Law as Amended](https://forum.repealobbba.org/t/sec-50204-authorization-to-mine-federal-coal-law-as-amended/513)

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Authorization To Mine Federal Coal "(a) Authorization.-In order to provide access to coal reserves in adjacent State or private land that without an authorization could not be m…

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## [Sec. 50203. Leases for known recoverable coal resources | Law as Amended](https://forum.repealobbba.org/t/sec-50203-leases-for-known-recoverable-coal-resources-law-as-amended/512)

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Leases for Known Recoverable Coal Resources "Notwithstanding section 2(a)(3)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 201(a)(3)(A)) and section 202(a) of the Federal Land Policy…

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## [Sec. 50202. Coal royalty | Law as Amended](https://forum.repealobbba.org/t/sec-50202-coal-royalty-law-as-amended/511)

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§207. Conditions of lease (a) Term of lease; annual rentals; royalties; readjustment of conditions A coal lease shall be for a term of twenty years and for so long thereafter as coal is produced annually in commercial …

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## [Sec. 50201. Coal leasing | Law as Amended](https://forum.repealobbba.org/t/sec-50201-coal-leasing-law-as-amended/510)

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(a) Definitions.—In this section: (1) COAL LEASE.—The term “coal lease” means a lease entered into by the United States as lessor, through the Bureau of Land Management, and an applicant on Bureau of Land Management For…

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## [Subtitle B—Mining](https://forum.repealobbba.org/t/subtitle-b-mining/128)

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SEC. 50201. Coal leasing. (a) Definitions.—In this section: (1) COAL LEASE.—The term “coal lease” means a lease entered into by the United States as lessor, through the Bureau of Land Management, and an applicant on Bu…

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## [Sec. 50204. Authorization to mine Federal coal](https://forum.repealobbba.org/t/sec-50204-authorization-to-mine-federal-coal/116)

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(a) Authorization.—In order to provide access to coal reserves in adjacent State or private land that without an authorization could not be mined economically, Federal coal reserves located in Federal land subject to a m…

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## [Sec. 50203. Leases for known recoverable coal resources](https://forum.repealobbba.org/t/sec-50203-leases-for-known-recoverable-coal-resources/115)

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Notwithstanding section 2(a)(3)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 201(a)(3)(A)) and section 202(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712(a)), not later than 90 days after the date o…

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## [Sec. 50202. Coal royalty](https://forum.repealobbba.org/t/sec-50202-coal-royalty/114)

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(a) Rate.—Section 7(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 207(a)) is amended, in the fourth sentence, by striking “121⁄2 per centum” and inserting “121⁄2 percent, except such amount shall be not more than 7 percent du…

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## [Sec. 50201. Coal leasing](https://forum.repealobbba.org/t/sec-50201-coal-leasing/113)

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(a) Definitions.—In this section: (1) COAL LEASE.—The term “coal lease” means a lease entered into by the United States as lessor, through the Bureau of Land Management, and an applicant on Bureau of Land Management For…
