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Certainty for States and Tribes Act

Introduced: May 17, 2016 Introduced by: Zinke, Ryan K. Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 22, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-833.
Nov 22, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 654.
Sep 8, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.
Sep 8, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 7, 2016
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Sep 7, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 7, 2016
Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
Jun 14, 2016
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
May 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 17, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 17, 2016
Introduced in House
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Certainty for States and Tribes Act

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to reestablish the Royalty Policy Committee, which must include members representing states and Indian tribes who produce minerals on federal or tribal land. In addition, Interior must establish a State and Tribal Resources Board, a subcommittee of the Royalty Policy Committee.

(Sec. 3) The board and committee must advise Interior as it formulates policies and regulations regarding mineral production on federal and tribal lands. Interior must delay issuing a final regulation for 180 days if the board determines that such regulation will have a negative state or tribal budgetary or economic impact.

(Sec. 4) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must complete by January 15, 2019, its programmatic review of the federal coal leasing program as described in Secretarial Order 3338, dated January 15, 2016. Secretarial Order 3338 directed the BLM to prepare a discretionary review of the federal coal program.

The moratorium on the issuance of new federal coal leases by the BLM shall terminate on January 16, 2019. Additionally, the bill allows leases and modifications to be issued by the BLM for any coal leasing application currently under review. Secretarial Order 3338 prohibited approval of such leases and modifications.

(Sec. 6) The bill also directs the BLM to conduct federal coal lease sales and modifications within one year after it completes an environmental analysis of an application.

What's happening now November 22, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 654.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jun 10, 2016
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McClintock, Tom
California · May 24, 2016
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Smith, Jason
Missouri · May 24, 2016
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 17, 2016
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 17, 2016
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · May 17, 2016
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · May 17, 2016
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