S.Amdt. 3082

SA 3082. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Daines,
Mr. Blunt, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Lee) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski
to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the modernization of the energy
policy of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title III, add the following:

SEC. 34__. CERTIFICATION PRIOR TO ROYALTY RATE INCREASE.

Section 7 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 207) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Certification Prior to Royalty Rate Increase.--The
Secretary of the Interior may not increase the royalty rate
on coal under subsection (a) until the Secretary of the
Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, certifies that the
increased royalty rate would not--
``(1) contribute to higher electricity prices for consumers
and businesses in the United States; and
``(2) adversely impact the reliability of the bulk-power
system of the United States.''.
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