H.R. 7882

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7882 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7882

To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located 
within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 9, 2026

Mr. Stauber introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources

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A BILL

To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located 
within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LEASING OF CERTAIN DEPOSITS OF MINERALS LOCATED WITHIN CITY 
OF CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the exclusion in the first section 
of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181) or the first sentence of 
section 3 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 352) 
with respect to incorporated cities, towns, and villages, and subject 
to written consent provided by the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico, to the 
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary may lease deposits of the 
minerals described in such section and such sentence that are located 
on covered land in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
181 et seq.) or Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 
et seq.), as applicable, and any other applicable Federal mineral 
leasing law.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Acquired land.--The term ``acquired land'' has the 
meaning given the term ``acquired lands'' in section 2 of the 
Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351).
(2) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means land 
that--
(A) is--
(i) owned by the United States within the 
meaning of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
181 et seq.); or
(ii) acquired land; and
(B) located within the City of Carlsbad, New 
Mexico.
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