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To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act.

H.R. 7872 · 119th Congress · Mar 9, 2026 · Lineage

A BILL

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.”