A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H2E38E1DE2A554A6D9843595B82DAA1E3: 1. Bonus payments for certain coal leases issued under Mineral Leasing Act Section 2(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 201(a)) is amended by adding at...
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy
Primary Purpose
This bill, A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Lee) introduced …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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