Four million more acres of coal land must be made available within 90 days
What the document says“the Secretary of the Interior shall make available for lease known recoverable coal resources of not less than 4,000,000 additional acres on Federal land located in the 48 contiguous States and Alaska subject to the jurisdiction of the Secretary”
The section requires the Secretary of the Interior, within 90 days of enactment and notwithstanding section 2(a)(3)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 201(a)(3)(A)) and section 202(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712(a)), to make at least 4,000,000 additional acres of known recoverable coal resources available for lease. It excludes federal land within a National Monument, a National Recreation Area, the National Wilderness Preservation System, the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, the National Trails System, a National Conservation Area, the National Wildlife Refuge System, the National Fish Hatchery System, or the National Park System.
What the document actually says“the Secretary of the Interior shall make available for lease known recoverable coal resources of not less than 4,000,000 additional acres on Federal land located in the 48 contiguous States and Alaska subject to the jurisdiction of the Secretary”
The Interior Secretary must open more land to coal leasing. It must come to at least four million more acres. It lies in the lower 48 states and Alaska.
The land must hold coal known to be workable. Nine kinds of protected land are left out. Those include parks, wilderness and wildlife refuges.
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