To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill creates a narrow exception to federal mineral-leasing restrictions for deposits located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Current Mineral Leasing Act provisions exclude incorporated cities, towns, and villages from certain leasing authorities. The bill allows the Secretary of the Interior to lease covered mineral deposits on federal or acquired land inside Carlsbad if the City of Carlsbad provides written consent.
The leases would still have to follow the Mineral Leasing Act, the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands, and other applicable federal mineral-leasing laws. The bill defines covered land as United States-owned land or acquired land located within Carlsbad.
Who Benefits and How
Mineral lessees and mining companies benefit because the bill opens a potential leasing path for deposits that would otherwise be excluded because they are inside an incorporated city. The City of Carlsbad benefits because no lease can proceed without its written consent, preserving local approval authority. The Bureau of Land Management and the Department of the Interior gain clear authority to process covered leases if Carlsbad consents.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Secretary of the Interior and federal mineral-leasing staff must determine whether land is covered, obtain or verify the City's written consent, and administer any leases under federal mineral-leasing law. The City of Carlsbad must evaluate whether to consent to leasing within city boundaries. Carlsbad residents and local land users may face additional mineral-development activity if the city consents and leases are issued.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to lease mineral deposits located on covered land inside Carlsbad, New Mexico, despite Mineral Leasing Act exclusions for incorporated cities.
- Requires written consent from the City of Carlsbad before the Secretary may lease the covered deposits.
- Provides that covered leases remain subject to the Mineral Leasing Act, the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands, and other applicable federal mineral-leasing law.
- Establishes covered land as United States-owned or acquired land located within the City of Carlsbad.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill lets the Secretary of the Interior lease federal or acquired mineral deposits located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico, notwithstanding Mineral Leasing Act exclusions for incorporated cities, if the City of Carlsbad gives written consent.
Key Policy Areas
Mining, Public Lands, Local Government
Primary Purpose
The bill lets the Secretary of the Interior lease federal or acquired mineral deposits located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico, notwithstanding Mineral Leasing Act exclusions for incorporated cities, if the City of Carlsbad gives written consent.
Policy Domains
Section 1 - Carlsbad mineral leasing authority
Identified Gains
- Mineral lessees and mining companies
- City of Carlsbad government
- Bureau of Land Management mineral-leasing staff
Identified Costs
- Secretary of the Interior and mineral-leasing staff
- City of Carlsbad officials
- Carlsbad residents and local land users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute …
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Mr. Stauber introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bureau of Land Management mineral-leasing staff, City of Carlsbad government
Positive-direction: City of Carlsbad government
Negative-direction: Bureau of Land Management mineral-leasing staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "City"
- → City of Carlsbad, New Mexico
- "Secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Federal or acquired land located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Acquired lands as defined in the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands.
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