Soledad Canyon Mine Act
Latest action · Apr 28, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 24, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Soledad Canyon Mine Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to cancel Bureau of Land Management mineral contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 and withdraw from further mineral entry the areas subject to them, which are located in Soledad Canyon adjacent to Santa Clarita, California.
Requires Transit Mixed Concrete Corporation to receive, as compensation for cancellation of the contracts, their fair market value and its expenditures and covered liabilities in trying to bring the contracts into commercial production.
Increases the adjusted basis of the contracts upon cancellation for federal tax purposes.
Directs the Secretary, before any disposition of land, mineral or surface estate for any area located in the city of Victorville, California, to: (1) consult with the city and surface owners; and (2) prohibit mining in such area.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2008 to Sep 22, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-CA | David Dreier | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Kevin McCarthy | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Sep 22, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Apr 24, 2008Introduced in House
- Apr 24, 2008Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- California
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Commercial arbitration
- Compensation (Law)
- Corporation taxes
- Courts of special jurisdiction
- Environmental Protection
- Federal-city relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Income tax
- Landowners
- Law
- Mining claims
- Mining engineering
- Mining leases
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Sand and gravel industry
- Taxation
- Valuation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2008Introduced in House
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