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H.R.2203
Corporate Welfare Elimination Act of 1999 (Introduced in the
House)
SEC. 226. LIMITATION ON PATENT ISSUANCE .
(a) MINING CLAIMS- After the date of enactment of this title, no
patent shall be issued by the United States for any mining claim
located under the general mining laws unless the Secretary determines that,
for the claim concerned--
(1) a patent application was filed with the Secretary on or
before January 27, 1995; and
(2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the
Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims and sections
2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and
37) for placer claims were fully complied with by that date.
If the Secretary makes the determinations referred to in paragraphs (1)
and (2) for any mining claim, the holder of the claim shall be entitled to the
issuance of a patent in the same manner and degree to which such
claim holder would have been entitled to prior to the enactment of this title,
unless and until such determinations are withdrawn or invalidated by the
Secretary or by a court of the United States.
(b) MILL SITES- After the date of enactment of this title, no
patent shall be issued by the United States for any mill site claim
located under the general mining laws unless the Secretary determines that for
the mill site concerned--
(1) a patent application for such land was filed with the
Secretary on or before January 27, 1999; and
(2) all requirements applicable to such patent application were
fully complied with by that date.
If the Secretary makes the determinations referred to in paragraphs (1)
and (2) for any mill site claim, the holder of the claim shall be entitled to
the issuance of a patent in the same manner and degree to which
such claim holder would have been entitled to prior to the enactment of this
title, unless and until such determinations are withdrawn or invalidated by
the Secretary or by a court of the United States.
SEC. 227. PURCHASING POWER ADJUSTMENT.
The Secretary shall adjust all dollar amounts established in this subtitle
for changes in the purchasing power of the dollar every 10 years following the
date of enactment of this title, employing the Consumer Price Index for
all-urban consumers published by the Department of Labor as the basis for
adjustment, and rounding according to the adjustment process of conditions of
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (104 Stat.
890).
SEC. 228. SAVINGS CLAUSE.
Nothing in this title shall be construed as repealing or modifying any
Federal law, regulation, order, or land use plan, in effect prior to the
effective date of this title, that prohibits or restricts the application of
the general mining laws, including such laws that provide for special
management criteria for operations under the general mining laws as in effect
prior to the effective date of this title, to the extent such laws provide
environmental protection greater than required under this subtitle.
SEC. 229. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in section 226 (relating to limitation on
patent issuance ), this subtitle shall take effect on the date 1
year after the date of enactment of this title.
Subtitle C--Use or Disposal of Federal Natural Resources
SEC. 231. ANNUAL DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK GRAZING FEE.
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 is amended by inserting
after section 401 (43 U.S.C. 1751) the following new section:
`SEC. 401A. ESTABLISHMENT OF FAIR MARKET VALUE GRAZING FEES.
`(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ANNUAL DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK GRAZING FEE- (1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture, with
respect to National Forest System lands in the 16 contiguous Western States
(except National Grasslands) administered by the Forest Service where domestic
livestock grazing is permitted under applicable law, shall establish an annual
domestic livestock grazing fee equal to fair market value.
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