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HR 4064 97th Congress House Energy Coal Mines and mineral resources Mining leases Oil and gas leases Oil shales Petroleum and petroleum products Public Lands and Natural Resources Public Lands and Real Property Shale oils

A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to permit certain ancillary leases to be issued in connection with oil shale leases, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 26, 1981 See on congress.gov
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Jun 26, 1981
For Further Action See H.R.4053.
Jun 26, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Jun 26, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to permit any person or corporation having an oil shale lease for the extraction and reduction of shale to apply for an ancillary lease of up to 6,400 acres for public lands to be used in connection with such extraction and reduction activities.

Sets forth the terms and conditions which must be contained in such lease.

What's happening now June 26, 1981

For Further Action See H.R.4053.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4053 Related bill A bill to amend section 21 of the Act of February 25, 1920, commonly known as the Mineral Leasing Act.
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4064: A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to permit certain ancillary leases to be issued in connection with oil shale leases, and for other purposes.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4064/
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"H.R. 4064: A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to permit certain ancillary leases to be issued in connection with oil shale leases, and for other purposes.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4064/.
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H.R. 4064, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4064/.
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[H.R. 4064: A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to permit certain ancillary leases to be issued in connection with oil shale leases, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4064/)
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