To authorize the Secretary of Energy to purchase certain essential mineral rights and resolve natural resource damage liability claims.
Latest action · Oct 13, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Progress
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- IntroducedOct 6, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
States that specified funds authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (Colorado) shall be available to the Secretary for the purchase of essential mineral rights at Rocky Flats.
Prescribes related conditions under which any natural resource damage liability claim shall be deemed to be satisfied.
Exempts mineral rights purchased under this Act from the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Amends the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge Act of 2001 to repeal the mandate for a Memorandum of Understanding in connection with the transfer to the Secretary of the Interior of management responsibilities and jurisdiction over Rocky Flats. Repeals, also, the prohibiton against any reduction in funds available to the Secretary of Energy for cleanup and closure of Rocky Flats as a result of such transfer.
Revises the composition of the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge and excludes specified lands subject to certain essential mineral rights.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 13, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Oct 6, 2005Introduced in House
- Oct 6, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1835 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to purchase certain essential mineral rights and resolve natural resource damage liability claims. | Identical bill | Oct 6, 2005 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Animals
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Boundaries
- Colorado
- Commerce
- Department of Energy
- Department of the Interior
- Energy
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental Protection
- Government Operations and Politics
- Habitat conservation
- Hazardous wastes
- Land transfers
- Law
- Liability for environmental damages
- Liability for nuclear damages
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mining claims
- Nuclear weapons
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Radioactive wastes
- Restoration ecology
- Sand and gravel industry
- Trusts and trustees
- Wildlife refuges
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2005Introduced in House
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