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(i) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘person’’ includes any officer, agent, or employee of 
a person. 
SEC. 508. REGULATIONS. 
The Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
issue such regulations as are necessary to implement this 
Act. The regulations implementing titles II and III and 
this title that affect the Forest Service shall be joint regu-
lations issued by both Secretaries, and shall be issued not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 509. OIL SHALE CLAIMS. 
Section 2511(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (30 
U.S.C. 242(f); Public Law 102–486) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘as prescribed by the Sec-
retary’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘in the same manner as required by title II of the 
Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 510. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
(a) SPECIAL APPLICATION OF MINING LAWS.—Noth-
ing in this Act shall be construed as repealing or modi-
fying any Federal law, regulation, order, or land use plan, 
in effect prior to the date of enactment of this Act that 
prohibits or restricts the application of the general mining 
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laws, including laws that provide for special management 
criteria for operations under the general mining laws as 
in effect prior to the date of enactment of this Act, to 
the extent such laws provide for protection of natural and 
cultural resources and the environment greater than re-
quired under this Act, and any such prior law shall remain 
in force and effect with respect to claims converted to 
leases under this Act. Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued as applying to or limiting mineral investigations, 
studies, or other mineral activities conducted by any Fed-
eral or State agency acting in its governmental capacity 
pursuant to other authority. Nothing in this Act shall af-
fect or limit any assessment, investigation, evaluation, or 
listing pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), or the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 3251 et seq.). 
(b) EFFECT ON OTHER FEDERAL LAWS.— 
(1) GENERAL MINING LAWS.—The provisions of 
this Act shall supersede the general mining laws. 
(2) OTHER LAWS.—Except for the general min-
ing laws, nothing in this Act shall be construed as 
superseding, modifying, amending, or repealing any 
provision of Federal law not expressly superseded, 
modified, amended, or repealed by this Act. 
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(3) ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed as altering, affecting, amend-
ing, modifying, or changing, directly or indirectly, 
any law which refers to and provides authorities or 
responsibilities for, or is administered by, the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency or the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, includ-
ing— 
(A) the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); 
(B) the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(C) title XIV of the Public Health Service 
Act (the Safe Drinking Water Act) (42 U.S.C. 
300f et seq.); 
(D) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
seq.); 
(E) the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 13101 et seq.); 
(F) the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2601 et seq.); 
(G) the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.); 
(H) the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); 
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(I) the Motor Vehicle Information and 
Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.); 
(J) the Federal Hazardous Substances Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1261 et seq.); 
(K) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1540); 
(L) the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 
(M) the Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 
U.S.C. 4901 et seq.); 
(N) the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.); 
(O) the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); 
(P) the Superfund Amendments and Reau-
thorization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–499; 
100 Stat. 1613); 
(Q) the Ocean Dumping Act (33 U.S.C. 
1401 et seq.); 
(R) the Environmental Research, Develop-
ment, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 
1978 (42 U.S.C. 4365); 
(S) the Pollution Prosecution Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 note; Public Law 101–593); 
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(T) the Federal Facilities Compliance Act 
of 1992 (Public Law 102–386; 106 Stat. 
1505); and 
(U) any statute containing an amendment 
to any of such Acts. 
(4) FEDERAL
INDIAN
LAW.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed as modifying or affecting any 
provision of— 
(A) the Native American Graves Protection 
and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); 
(B) American Indian Religious Freedom 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1996); 
(C) the National Historic Preservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.); 
(D) the Religious Freedom Restoration Act 
of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.); or 
(E) the Archaeological Resources Protec-
tion Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.). 
(c) SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
OF INDIAN TRIBES.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to waive 
the sovereign immunity of any Indian Tribe. 
SEC. 511. AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC RECORDS. 
Copies of records, reports, inspection materials, or in-
formation obtained by the Secretary or the Secretary of 
Agriculture under this Act shall be made immediately 
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