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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 Com-
mittee 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 sta-
tus 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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Right-Of-Way Applica-
tion Transparency and Accountability Act’’ or the 
‘‘ROWATA Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION REGARDING RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 
(a) NOTICE.—Not later than 90 days after the Sec-
retary concerned receives an application to grant a right- 
of-way, the Secretary concerned shall— 
(1) notify the applicant as to whether the appli-
cation is complete; or 
(2) notify the applicant that information is 
missing and specify any information that is required 
to be submitted for the application to be complete. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The term ‘‘right-of-way’’ 
means— 
(A) a right-of-way issued, granted, or re-
newed under section 501 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1761); or 
(B) a right-of-way granted under section 28 
of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185). 
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(2) SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) with respect to public lands, the Sec-
retary of the Interior; and 
(B) with respect to National Forest System 
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 Sec-
retary 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. 
MARCH 12, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
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 
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