Public Lands, Forests, and Mining

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Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining

Phone: (202) 224-4971
Fax: (202) 224-7970

Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and legislative responsibilities for: public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service including farming and grazing thereon, and wilderness areas; establishment of wildlife refuges on public lands and wilderness designation therein; military land withdrawals; reserved water rights; Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; territorial affairs; national mining and minerals policy and general mining laws; surface mining, reclamation and enforcement; mining education and research; Federal mineral leasing; Outer Continental Shelf leasing; Naval oil shale reserves; National Petroleum reserve -- Alaska; and deep seabed mining.

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Related Legislation

February 2002
Date Title
2/27/02 H.R. 3813: Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century
January 2002
Date Title
1/29/02 S. 1907: Haines, Oregon
December 2001
Date Title
12/18/01 S. 1846: Finger Lakes National Forest
12/12/01 S. 1808: Mineral Leasing Act Revision of 2001
12/4/01 H.R. 3401: California Five Mile Regional Learning Center Transfer Act
November 2001
Date Title
11/27/01 S. 1734: Park City, Utah
11/15/01 S. 1711: James Peak Wilderness, Wilderness Study, and James Peak Protection Area Act
11/8/01 H.R. 3258: Reasonable Right-of-Way Fees Act of 2001
11/6/01 S. 1642: Big Horn County Wyoming
September 2001
Date Title
9/21/01 S. 1451: Clark County, Nevada, Shooting Range