Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1555, H.R. 5639, H.R. 7831, H.R. 7872 and H.R. 7882

House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources · March 26, 2026

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Call to order and opening statement by Chair Stauber

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Chairman Stauber opened the subcommittee and framed the hearing as considering bills to ‘‘unlock new areas for development, cut needless red tape, and maximize responsible use of public lands’’; he named four bills on the agenda including reauthorizing APD fees (HR 7831), the Mineral Spacing Act (HR 1555), a Carlsbad minerals bill (HR 7882), and the Colocation Energy Act (HR 5639).

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A House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources hearing considered four bills aiming to streamline permitting and expand fossil-fuel and co-located renewable development on federal lands, including reauthorizing APD fees, allowing state permitting in some split-estate cases, changing coal lease payment schedules, and enabling renewable co-location on existing leases.

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