A bill to reinstate certain mining claims in the State of Alaska.

Bill: 114-s-1395
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2015-05-20
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alaska

Mining

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3185-3186)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill identifies specified mining claims in Alaska that qualify for certain relief under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, and, accordingly, grants claimholders the opportunity to cure defects affecting such claims with respect to any prior period during which: (1) either the defects existed, or (2) there was a failure to pay claim maintenance fees.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1395 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2015 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reinstate certain mining claims in the State of Alaska.

1. Small miner claims (a) Definition of covered claimholder The term covered claimholder means each of— (1) the claimholder of claims in the State of Alaska numbered AA023149, AA023163, AA47913, AA047914, AA047915, AA047916, AA047917, AA047918, and AA047919 (as of December 29, 2004); and (2) the claimholder of the claim in the State of Alaska numbered ADL: FF–0593215 (as of December 29, 2004). (b) Reinstatment; opportunity To cure defects The covered claimholders shall— (1) be considered to qualify for relief under paragraph (3) of section 10101(d) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 ( 30 U.S.C. 28f(d) ); and (2) have the opportunity under that paragraph to cure defects with respect to the applicable claim for any prior period during which— (A) 1 or more defects existed; or (B) there was a failure to pay claim maintenance fees.