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Union Calendar No. 207 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2316 
[Report No. 115–288] 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
to repeal provisions relating only to the Allegheny National Forest. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2017 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act and the Energy Policy 
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Allegheny National Forest. 
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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 ‘‘Cooperative Manage-
ment of Mineral Rights Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS REGARDING THE ALLE-
GHENY 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106 Stat. 3108) are repealed.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.—Noth-
ing in this Act shall be construed or interpreted— 
(1) to limit, modify, or otherwise affect the ex-
isting requirement to provide in writing 60-day ad-
vance notice of specific activities in accordance with 
the order dated December 16, 1980, in the case 
United States of America v. Minard Run Oil Com-
pany, 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 
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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. 
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Union Calendar No. 207 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2316 
[Report No. 115–288] 
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. 
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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