[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2058 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2058
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to cancel certain Bureau of
Land Management leases that authorize extraction of sand and gravel
from the Federal mineral estate in land in Soledad Canyon, California,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 10, 2004
Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to cancel certain Bureau of
Land Management leases that authorize extraction of sand and gravel
from the Federal mineral estate in land in Soledad Canyon, California,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Soledad Canyon Mine Lease
Cancellation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Transit Mixed Concrete Corporation holds 2 Bureau of
Land Management leases for the extraction of sand and gravel
from the Federal mineral estate in land in Soledad Canyon
adjacent to the City of Santa Clarita, California, numbered CA-
20139 and CA-22901;
(2) the land subject to the leases contains approximately
56,000,000 tons of sand and gravel;
(3) mining 56,000,000 tons of sand and gravel under the
terms of the leases would cause harm to the environment and
major transportation problems for the city of Santa Clarita,
surrounding areas, and other users of the transportation
systems in the vicinity of the Canyon; and
(4) it is in the best interest of the citizens of the State
of California and the United States to cancel the leases and
make new leases available for the extraction of sand and gravel
that reflect the level of mining that has historically occurred
in the Canyon.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Canyon.--The term ``Canyon'' means land in Soledad
Canyon, California, as depicted on the map entitled ``City of
Santa Clarita, TMC Project Site'', dated December 2000, and on
file with the Secretary.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 4. CANCELLATION OF LEASES; ISSUANCE OF NEW LEASES.
(a) Cancellation of Leases.--The Secretary shall cancel the Bureau
of Land Management leases numbered CA-20139 and CA-22901.
(b) Issuance of New Leases.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may issue leases for the
extraction of sand and gravel in the Canyon.
(2) Limitation on annual extractions.--Leases issued under
paragraph (1) shall not authorize the extraction of more than
285,000 tons of sand and gravel per year.
(3) Consultation.--Before issuing a lease under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall--
(A) consult with the city of Santa Clarita,
California, Los Angles County, California, and surface
owners in the Canyon; and
(B) take into consideration the environmental and
transportation impacts of the extraction on the Canyon.
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