San Juan County Settlement Implementation Act
Latest action · Oct 4, 2017 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
San Juan County Settlement Implementation Act
This bill provides that if the Department of the Interior retires a coal preference right lease application under the Mineral Leasing Act by issuing a bidding right in exchange for the relinquishment of such application, such bidding right may subsequently be used in lieu of 50% of the amount owed for any monetary payment of: (1) a bonus in a coal lease sale; or (2) rental or royalty under a federal coal lease.Interior shall calculate a payment of the amounts owed to a relevant state pursuant to such Act based on the combined value of the bidding rights and the amounts received.
Interior shall make such payments to a relevant state from monetary payments received by Interior when bidding rights are exercised pursuant to this bill.
A bidding right issued for a coal preference right lease application under such Act shall be fully transferable to any other person. Such bidding right shall terminate seven years after it is issued.
The bill cancels specified land selections made by the Navajo Nation pursuant to the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974 and authorizes such nation to make land selections equal in value to those canceled, subject to an acreage cap, specified land exclusions, and a seven-year deadline.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 8, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | May 8, 2017 |
| R-KY | James Comer | Original | May 8, 2017 |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Original | May 8, 2017 |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Original | May 8, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Original | May 8, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 8, 2017 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred May 16, 2017 | |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred May 16, 2017Hearings Oct 4, 2017 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2017Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 16, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- May 16, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- May 8, 2017Introduced in House
- May 8, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 79, May 8, 2017, page H4186.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 436 | San Juan County Settlement Implementation Act | Related bill | Aug 15, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination, to substitute certain land selections of the Navajo Nation, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- San Juan County Settlement Implementation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2017Introduced in House
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