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House subcommittee considers bills to nullify coal leasing moratoriums and speed approvals
Summary
Rep. Harriet Hageman and other Republicans pressed legislation to cancel past coal-lease moratoria and shorten permitting timelines for coal on federal lands; Democrats and some witnesses warned the bills would cut public input and risk litigation.
The House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on 2024-09-08 heard bipartisan testimony on legislation that would remove federal barriers to coal leasing and accelerate coal permitting on public lands.
Supporters said the bills — principally H.R. 280, introduced by Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) — are needed to restore market certainty and preserve jobs in coal-producing states. Hageman said the “coal act takes two critical steps for states involved with the federal coal program,” including nullifying a Department of the Interior secretarial order and expediting qualified lease applications.
The measures matter to states such as Wyoming, which…
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