WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Mines and mineral resources

S. 3389, The Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3389 would require, for the benefit of shareholders, the disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources, and it would allow such shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks....

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H.R. 6066, The Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6066 would require, for the benefit of shareholders, the disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources, and it would allow such shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks....

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H.R. 5583, The Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5583 would withdraw the Tusayan Ranger District and Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws....

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H.R. 4685, The Minerals Reclamation Foundation Establishment Act of 2007

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4685 would establish the Minerals Reclamation Foundation....

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H.R. 4292, The Superior National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2007

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4292 would authorize the sale of certain National Forest System lands in the Superior National Forest in Minnesota....

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H.R. 4228, The Southern Arizona Public Lands Protection Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4228 would withdraw certain Federal lands and interests located in Pima and Santa Cruz counties, Arizona, from the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States....

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S. 2349, The Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2007

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2349 would reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation....

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S. 2287, The Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act of 2007

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2287 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines....

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P.L. 110-174, An original bill to authorize State and local governments to divest assets in companies that conduct business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United States Government contracts with such companies, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.19

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2271 would authorize State and local governments to divest assets in companies that conduct business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United States Government contracts with such companies....

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H.R. 3614, The Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2007

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3614 would authorize Western States to make selections of public land within their borders in lieu of receiving 5 percent of the proceeds of the sale of public land lying within said States as provided by their respective enabling Acts....

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S. 2072, The Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2007

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2072 would authorize Western States to make selections of public land within their borders in lieu of receiving 5 percent of the proceeds of the sale of public land lying within said States as provided by their respective enabling Acts....

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S. 1696, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $239.89

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H.R. 2798, The Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.69

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2798 would reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation....

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H.R. 2651, The Greenhouse Gas Accountability Act of 2007

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2651 would require large publicly traded companies and significant emitters of greenhouse gases to report their emissions to the Environmental Protection Agency....

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H.R. 2304, The Advanced Geothermal Energy Research and Development Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.79

Mon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2304 would direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for geothermal energy....

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H.R. 2262, The Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $8.40

Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2262 would modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims....

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P.L. 110-28, The U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1379.78

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2206 would make emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007....

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S. 1170, The America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2007

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1170 would designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United States....

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H.R. 1919, The America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2007

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1919 would designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans....

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P.L. 110-114, The Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $185.19

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1495 would provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and it would authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States....

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H.R. 1050, The A Living Wage, Jobs For All Act

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1050 would establish a living wage, jobs-for-all policy for all peoples in the United States and its territories....

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H.R. 644, The Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 644 would facilitate the provision of assistance by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields....

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H.R. 483, To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out certain land exchanges involving small parcels of National Forest System land in the Tahoe National Forest in the State of California, and for other purposes

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 483 would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out certain land exchanges involving small parcels of National Forest System land in the Tahoe National Forest in the State of California....

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H.R. 316, To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the village of Santa Clara, the city of Bayard, or the county of Grant, in the State of New Mexico, in tracts of not less than 40 acres, at market price at its present state of use as agricultural grazing lands as determined by the Secretary, for business and community development, and for other purposes

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 316 would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the village of Santa Clara, the city of Bayard, or the county of Grant, in the State of New Mexico, in tracts of not less than 40 acres, at market price at its present state of use as agricultural grazing lands as determined by the Secretary, for business and community development....

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H.R. 180, The Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 180 would require the identification of companies that conduct business operations in Sudan, and prohibit United States Government contracts with such companies....

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