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To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the royalty rate for coal produced from surface mines on Federal land, to prohibit the export of coal produced on Federal land, and for other purposes.

S. 2339 · 114th Congress · Dec 1, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Royalty rate for coal leases

(a)
In general— Section 7(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 207(a)) is amended in the fourth sentence by striking “not less than” and all that follows through “of the value of coal” and inserting “not less than 50 percent of the value of coal”.
(b)
Effect of amendment— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any coal lease entered into or renewed under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Sec. 2 Prohibition on export of coal produced on Federal land

Section 103(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6212(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(3) Prohibition on export of coal produced on Federal land—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the President shall exercise the authority provided for in subsection (a) to promulgate a rule prohibiting the export of coal produced in the United States on Federal land.”

Sec. 3 Moratorium on new coal lease sales pending implementation

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not conduct a new lease sale, or enter into a new lease, for coal subject to the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) until the Secretary certifies to Congress that this Act and the amendments made by this Act have been implemented.