US Congress House Bill 520 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 37)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-04-11 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 482.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act This bill addresses the mine permitting process. Under the bill, projects that provide minerals vital to job creation, energy infrastructure, American economic competitiveness, and national security must be considered to be "infrastructure projects" as described in Executive Order 13604, entitled "Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects" dated March 22, 2012. This order directed federal agencies to significantly reduce the time required to make permitting and review decisions on infrastructure projects. The bill sets forth general requirements for an existing mineral exploration or mine permit application. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the Forest Service shall appoint a project lead for the mine permitting process to coordinate with other agencies to ensure that the agencies: minimize delays, set and adhere to timelines for completion of the permitting process, set clear permitting goals, and track progress against goals. The requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 are satisfied if the BLM or the Forest Service determines that the agency issuing the permit will address specified factors, such as environmental impact, alternatives to issuance of the permit, or any irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources that would be involved in the proposed action. The time period for completion of the mine permitting review process shall not exceed 30 months, except by mutual agreement. Projects on National Forest System land shall be exempt from regulations that prohibit timber tree cutting and road construction in areas without roads. The bill does not apply to oil, gas, and potash leasing and development within the designated potash areas of Eddy and Lea Counties, New Mexico.

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act

Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]
Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]
Rep. Mia Love [R-UT]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]	Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]
Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]	Rep. Liz Cheney [R-WY]
Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-11	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 482.
2018-04-11	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-631.
2018-03-07	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 16.
2018-03-07	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-03-07	House	Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2018-02-15	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2017-02-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2017-01-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2017-01-13	House	Introduced in House

SB145 (Same As) 2017-01-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/520/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr520/BILLS-115hr520ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr520/BILLS-115hr520rh.pdf