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Union Calendar No. 346 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6011 

[Report No. 118–420, Part I] 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 

to notify applicants of the completion status of right-of-way applications 

under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

of 1976 and section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 20, 2023 

Mr. VALADAO (for himself and Mr. NEWHOUSE) introduced the following bill 

OCTOBER 25, 2023 

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

MARCH 12, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. 

DUNCAN, and Mr. GOSAR

MARCH 12, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

MARCH 12, 2024 

Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 20, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 

of Agriculture to notify applicants of the completion status of right-of-way applications under section 501 of 

the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

and section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Right-Of-Way Applica5 tion Transparency and Accountability Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘ROWATA Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DETERMINATION REGARDING RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 

8 (a) NOTICE.—Not later than 90 days after the Sec9 retary concerned receives an application to grant a right10 of-way, the Secretary concerned shall— 

11 (1) notify the applicant as to whether the appli12 cation is complete; or 

13 (2) notify the applicant that information is 

14 missing and specify any information that is required 

15 to be submitted for the application to be complete. 

16 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

17 (1) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The term ‘‘right-of-way’’ 

18 means— 

19 (A) a right-of-way issued, granted, or re20 newed under section 501 of the Federal Land 

21 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

22 1761); or 

23 (B) a right-of-way granted under section 28 

24 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185). 


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1 (2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec2 retary concerned’’ means— 

3 (A) with respect to public lands, the Sec4 retary of the Interior; and 

5 (B) with respect to National Forest System 

6 lands, the Secretary of Agriculture. 


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Union Calendar No. 346 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6011 

[Report No. 118–420, Part I] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secthe Mineral Leasing Act. and Management Act of 1976 and section 28 of under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy completion status of right-of-way applications retary of Agriculture to notify applicants of the 

MARCH 12, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

an amendment 

MARCH 12, 2024 

Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the 

Union and ordered to be printed Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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