A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S2083)

2026-04-28

The government would require companies that received coal leases under federal law to make additional bonus payments (upfront fees) for those leases. This affects coal mining companies operating on federal lands and would increase the money the government collects from these mining operations.