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Wyoming Senate committee backs resolution asking Congress to raise federal mineral royalty share to 87.5%
Summary
The Senate Committee of the Whole recommended passage of House Joint Resolution 2, which asks Congress to increase Wyoming's federal mineral royalty share from 50% to 87.5%; supporters called it a step to press the federal delegation, critics called it largely symbolic and urged purchasing subsurface interests instead.
House Joint Resolution 2, which asks Congress to increase Wyoming's share of federal mineral royalties from 50% to 87.5 percent, won a favorable recommendation from the Senate Committee of the Whole on Wednesday.
The resolution's sponsor told senators the measure follows interim work by the Federal Natural Resource Management Committee and asks the president, congressional leaders and Wyoming's delegation to consider changing the law to return a larger share of federal royalties to the state.
"All this bill does folks is . . . request…
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