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Soledad Canyon Mine Act

Introduced: July 31, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 28, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 24, 2008
Introduced in House
Apr 24, 2008
Referred 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now April 28, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 31, 2008
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jul 31, 2008
McCarthy, Kevin
· Jul 31, 2008
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 31, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5887: Soledad Canyon Mine Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5887/
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