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HR 2316 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Government information and archives Oil and gas Pennsylvania

Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2017

Introduced: May 3, 2017 Introduced by: Thompson, Glenn Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Oct 2, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 2, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7640)
Oct 2, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7640)
Oct 2, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2316.
Oct 2, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7640-7641)
Oct 2, 2017
Mr. Thompson (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 5, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-288.
Sep 5, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.
Jul 26, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 26, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill repeals provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 that require: (1) the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide 60 days' advance notice before commencing surface-disturbing activities related to the development of oil and gas deposits on certain land within the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania; and (2) persons who propose to develop oil and gas deposits on such lands to either permit USDA to market merchantable timber owned by the United States on the land subject to such activities or arrange to purchase merchantable timber on that land from USDA, or otherwise arrange for the disposition of such timber, upon such terms as USDA may accept.

What's happening now October 3, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2316: Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2316/
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"H.R. 2316: Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2316/.
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H.R. 2316, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2316/.
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