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Committee advances joint resolution asking Congress to let Wyoming administer federal mineral lease sales
Summary
The Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee voted to advance a joint resolution asking Congress to amend the Federal Mineral Leasing Act so the state could administer and manage leasing of federal minerals in Wyoming; the committee also approved a conceptual amendment to include all minerals covered by the Mineral Leasing Act.
The Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee voted to advance a joint resolution asking Congress to amend the Federal Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the state of Wyoming to administer and manage leasing of federal minerals located in Wyoming.
Talise (Talise/Talise) Hansen, staff attorney with the Legislative Service Office (LSO), presented bill draft 26 LSO 204 and said the draft requests that Congress introduce and enact a law authorizing the state to administer oil, gas and coal leasing on federal lands in Wyoming. Hansen summarized the draft’s background sections citing the Federal Mineral…
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