2016 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 149 - National Energy Policy and Programs
Subchapter IV - Coal
Part C - Federal Coal Leases
Sec. 15991 - Inventory requirement
| 42 U.S.C. § 15991 (2016) |
| §15991. Inventory requirement |
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(a) Review of assessments
(1) In general
The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary, shall review coal assessments and other available data to identify— (A) Federal lands with coal resources that are available for development; (B) the extent and nature of any restrictions on the development of coal resources on Federal lands identified under paragraph (1); and (C) with respect to areas of such lands for which sufficient data exists, resources of compliant coal and supercompliant coal. For purposes of this subsection— (A) the term "compliant coal" means coal that contains not less than 1.0 and not more than 1.2 pounds of sulfur dioxide per million Btu; and (B) the term "supercompliant coal" means coal that contains less than 1.0 pounds of sulfur dioxide per million Btu. The Secretary— (1) shall complete the inventory under subsection (a) by not later than 2 years after August 8, 2005; and (2) shall update the inventory as the availability of data and developments in technology warrant. The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and make publicly available— (1) a report containing the inventory under this section, by not later than 2 years after the effective date of this section; and (2) each update of such inventory. |
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(Pub. L. 109–58, title IV, §437, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 762.) |
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The effective date of this section, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), probably means the date of enactment of Pub. L. 109–58, which enacted this section. CHANGE OF NAMECommittee on Resources of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. SHORT TITLEFor short title of subtitle D of title IV of Pub. L. 109–58, which enacted this part, as the "Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 2005", see section 431 of Pub. L. 109–58, set out as a note under section 15801 of this title. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
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| Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 149 - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS SUBCHAPTER IV - COAL Part C - Federal Coal Leases Sec. 15991 - Inventory requirement |
| section 15991 |
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| January 6, 2017 |
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| "Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 2005", see section 431 of Pub. L. 109-58, set out as a note under section 15801 of this title. |
| 119 Stat. 762 |
| Public Law 109-58 |
| H. Res.6 110th Congress |
