HR7882Referred to Committee

To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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119th
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2026-03-09
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Pete Stauber
Pete Stauber
Republican · MN · Representative
Votes with party: 96.8% (570 recorded votes)

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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

2026-06-10

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would allow the federal government to lease mineral deposits located in or near Carlsbad, New Mexico to private companies for extraction and development. The leases would generate revenue for the government while enabling energy and mining companies to access valuable mineral resources in the area. Local communities and workers in the region could see economic benefits from mining operations, though environmental impacts would depend on how the leases are structured and regulated.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7882 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7882 To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2026 Mr. Stauber introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. LEASING OF CERTAIN DEPOSITS OF MINERALS LOCATED WITHIN CITY OF CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the exclusion in the first section of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181) or the first sentence of section 3 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 352) with respect to incorporated cities, towns, and villages, and subject to written consent provided by the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico, to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary may lease deposits of the minerals described in such section and such sentence that are located on covered land in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), as applicable, and any other applicable Federal mineral leasing law. (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Acquired land.--The term ``acquired land'' has the meaning given the term ``acquired lands'' in section 2 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351). (2) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means land that-- (A) is-- (i) owned by the United States within the meaning of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); or (ii) acquired land; and (B) located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico. <all>
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