H.R. 245 – Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2019

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The Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2019 removes two specific provisions of federal mineral‑leasing and energy‑policy laws that dealt solely with the Allegheny National Forest. By repealing those sections, the bill eliminates the special rules governing mineral rights in that forest, while leaving other forest‑management requirements—such as advance notice for activities and the Forest Service’s timber‑permitting powers—intact.

Key Provisions

Repeals subsection (o) of section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act and section 2508 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, which only applied to the Allegheny National Forest.
Specifies that the existing 60‑day written notice rule for certain activities (from a 1980 court order) is not changed by this repeal.
States that the Forest Service’s authority to issue permits for timber harvest or sale in the Allegheny National Forest remains unchanged.

Legislative Activity

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

February 5, 2019

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

January 4, 2019

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

January 4, 2019

HouseIntro Referral

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H469)

January 11, 2019

HouseCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

February 5, 2019

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What members said about H.R. 245 on the floor

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Rep. Glenn ThompsonR-PA-15 · Jan 11, 2019

Madam Speaker, last week, I introduced a bill that protects private property rights in Pennsylvania's only national forest, the Allegheny National Forest. H.R. 245, the Cooperative Management of…

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 4, 2019

I

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 245

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 4, 2019

Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Reschenthaler, and Mr. Meuser) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to repeal provisions relating only to the Allegheny National Forest.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2019.

2.

Repeal of provisions regarding the Allegheny National Forest

(a)

Repeal

Subsection (o) of section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) and section 2508 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–486; 106 Stat. 3108) are repealed.

(b)

Notice requirement not affected

Nothing in this Act shall be construed or interpreted—

(1)

to limit, modify, or otherwise affect the existing requirement to provide in writing 60-day advance notice of specific activities in accordance with the order dated December 16, 1980, in the case United States of America v. Minard Run Oil Company, 1980 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9570 (W.D. Pa., Dec. 16, 1980); or

(2)

to limit existing authority of the Forest Service under provisions of law codified in section 551 of title 16, United States Code.

(c)

Permitting authority not affected

Nothing in this Act shall be construed or interpreted to alter, repeal, or otherwise limit the existing authority of the Forest Service to permit the harvest or sale of timber derived from the Allegheny National Forest.