US S1281

Bill

Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023

Introduced
04/25/2023

In Committee
04/25/2023

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023, amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide security of tenure for the use of mining claims for ancillary activities. Specifically, it defines "operations" to include prospecting, exploration, discovery and assessment, development, extraction, and processing of locatable minerals, as well as reclamation and any reasonably incidental activities. The bill grants claimants the right to use, occupy, and conduct these operations on public land, regardless of whether a valuable mineral deposit has been discovered, as long as they make timely payment of the required location and claim maintenance fees or comply with assessment work requirements. The bill also deems claimants who fulfill these requirements to have satisfied any requirements under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 for the payment of fair market value for the use of public land and resources.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (6)

Catherine Cortez Masto (D)*, Mike Crapo (R), Lisa Murkowski (R), Jim Risch (R), Jacky Rosen (D), Kyrsten Sinema (I),

Last Action

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. (on 12/12/2023)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1281/all-info

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1281/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s1281/BILLS-118s1281is.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1	Lower Energy Costs Act TAPP American Resources Act Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act	The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1.	Related
HR1335	TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 18.	Related
HR209	Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	Related
HR2811	Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023	Committee on the Budget. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-76.	Related
HR2925	Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024	House Committee on Rules Hearing (01:00:00 6/1/2024 H-313, CAPITOL)	Same As
HR7476	Countering Communist China Act Stop CCP Fentanyl Act Countering Atrocities through Currency Accountability Act of 2024 Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act DATA Act Deterring America’s Technological Adversaries Act DITCH Act Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings Act ENABLERS Act Establishing New Authorities for Businesses Laundering and Enabling Risks to Security Act STOP CCP Act Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act Disclosing Inve	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Related
S1456	SPUR Act Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.	Related
S947	Lower Energy Costs Act Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.	Related

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

HR1

Lower Energy Costs Act TAPP American Resources Act Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1.

HR1335

TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 18.

HR209

Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

HR2811

Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023

Committee on the Budget. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-76.

HR2925

Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024

House Committee on Rules Hearing (01:00:00 6/1/2024 H-313, CAPITOL)

Same As

HR7476

Countering Communist China Act Stop CCP Fentanyl Act Countering Atrocities through Currency Accountability Act of 2024 Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act DATA Act Deterring America’s Technological Adversaries Act DITCH Act Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings Act ENABLERS Act Establishing New Authorities for Businesses Laundering and Enabling Risks to Security Act STOP CCP Act Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act Disclosing Inve

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

S1456

SPUR Act Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

S947

Lower Energy Costs Act Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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