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HR 3018 98th Congress House

A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any future Federal coal lands leases until certain requirements are satisfied and a report thereon submitted to the Congress, and for…

Official title: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any future Federal coal lands leases until certain requirements are satisfied and a report thereo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any future Federal coal lands leases until certain requirements are satisfied and a report thereon submitted to the Congress, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 12, 1983 See on congress.gov
Energy CoalCongress and Members of CongressCongressional oversightMines and mineral resources
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Public Lands and Natural ResourcesPublic Lands and Real Property
This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Mining, Forest Management and Bonneville Power Administration.
May 12, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
May 12, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 7, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Mining, Forest Management and Bonneville Power Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any Federal coal lands lease until the later of one year following enactment of this Act or the time when the Secretary has: (1) developed a detailed analysis of the economic and geographic variables affecting the value of each Federal coal lease; (2) published new internal procedures for conducting coal lease valuations; (3) published guidelines for additional and experimental bidding systems for regional coal sales; (4) calculated minimum regulating selling prices for coal leases in each Federal coal region on a cents per ton basis; (5) revised procedures for determing fair market value so as to include specific quantitative tests; (6) established written internal procedures for safeguarding coal lease pricing, economic valuation, and other proprietary data against unauthorized disclosures; and (7) submitted a report to the appropriate House and Senate committees.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3018: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any future Federal coal lands leases until certain requirements are satisfied and a report thereon submitted to the Congress, and for other purposes.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3018/
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"H.R. 3018: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any future Federal coal lands leases until certain requirements are satisfied and a report thereon submitted to the Congress, and for other purposes.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3018/.
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H.R. 3018, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3018/.
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[H.R. 3018: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any future Federal coal lands leases until certain requirements are satisfied and a report thereon submitted to the Congress, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3018/)
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