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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7872 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7872
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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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 9, 2026
Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus
payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 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 the end the following:
``(6) The bonus payments for a lease issued under this subsection
under a system of deferred bonus payment shall be payable in 10 equal
annual installments, the first of which shall be submitted with the bid
for such lease.''.
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