HR 2085
107th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Arts, Culture, Religion
Cultural property
Federal-Indian relations
Geothermal resources
Indian lands
Law
Licenses
Mines and mineral resources
Mining claims
Mining engineering
Mining leases
Minorities
Montana
Valley of Chiefs Native American Sacred Site Preservation Act of 2001
Introduced: June 6, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 13, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jun 13, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jun 6, 2001
Introduced in House
Jun 6, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Plain-English summary
Valley of Chiefs Native American Sacred Site Preservation Act of 2001 - Provides that lands within the Valley of the Chiefs (the Weatherman Draw Area of Critical Environmental Concern in Carbon County, Montana) shall not be: (1) open to the location of mining claims, mill, and tunnel sites under general U.S. mining laws; or (2) available for disposal of mineral materials under the Materials Act of 1947. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from: (1) issuing any lease under the Mineral Leasing Act or the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 for such lands; or (2) approving after June 6, 2001, any application for a permit to drill within the Valley of the Chiefs under any lease issued under the Mineral Leasing Act.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1