Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearing to Receive Testimony on Pending Legislation

The hearing will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.

The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills:

1. S. 1281, to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities (Cortez Masto, “Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023”);
2. S. 1742, to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain land (Heinrich, “Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023”).

The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes.