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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 3708 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals, and for other p... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Application of Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to hardrock minerals

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The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands is amended— in section 2 ( 30 U.S.C. 351 )— in the sixth sentence, by striking The term and all that follows through embrace and inserting the following: The term oil means ; in the fifth sentence, by striking and inserting the following: Lease The term lease ; by striking the fourth sentence and inserting the following: The term mineral leasing laws means— the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ); the Act of April 17, 1926 (44 Stat. 301, chapter 158; 30 U.S.C. 271 et seq. ); the Act of February 7, 1927 (44 Stat. 1057, chapter 66; 30 U.S.C. 281 et seq. ); and all Acts amendatory or supplementary to any of the Acts described in subparagraphs
(A)through (D). ; in the third sentence, by striking and inserting the following: Secretary The term Secretary ; in the second sentence— by striking (36 Stat. and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting (commonly known as the ; and Weeks Law ) (36 Stat. 961, chapter 186; 16 U.S.C. 552 et seq. ). by striking and inserting the following: Acquired lands or lands acquired by the United States include The terms acquired lands and lands acquired by the United States mean ; in the first sentence, by striking As used in this Act and inserting the following: “In this Act: United States The term United States ; by moving the paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order; and by inserting after paragraph
(1)(as so designated) the following: The term hardrock mineral includes deposits of— minerals found in sedimentary or other rocks; base metals; precious metals; industrial metals; and precious and semi-precious gemstones. The term hardrock mineral does not include deposits of— coal; oil; oil shale; gas; sodium; potassium; sulfur; or mineral materials subject to disposition under the Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the Materials Act of 1947 ) (61 Stat. 681, chapter 406; 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ). ; and in section 3 ( 30 U.S.C. 352 ), in the first sentence, by striking and sulfur and inserting sulfur, and hardrock minerals .
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