119-s3045

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3045 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 3045

 To require the Secretary of the Interior to take certain actions with 
respect to certain qualified coal applications, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 October 23, 2025

 Ms. Lummis (for herself and Mr. Barrasso) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
 Natural Resources

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 A BILL

 To require the Secretary of the Interior to take certain actions with 
respect to certain qualified coal applications, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Obstruction Against 
Leasing Act of 2025'' or the ``COAL Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. LEASING FOR CERTAIN QUALIFIED COAL APPLICATIONS.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Coal lease.--The term ``coal lease'' means a lease 
 entered into by the United States as lessor, through the Bureau 
 of Land Management, and an applicant, as lessee, on Bureau of 
 Land Management Form 3400-012 (or a successor form).

    (2) Qualified application.--The term ``qualified 
 application'' means any application for a coal lease pending as 
 of the date of enactment of this Act submitted under the lease 
 by application program administered by the Bureau of Land 
 Management pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 
 et seq.) and subpart 3425 of part 3420 of title 43, Code of 
 Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
 this Act), for which the environmental review process under the 
 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
 seq.) has commenced as of that date of enactment.

    (b) Mandatory Leasing and Other Required Approvals.--As soon as 
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall--

    (1) with respect to each qualified application--
        (A) if not previously published for public comment, 
 publish--
            (i) a draft environmental assessment, as 
 required under the National Environmental 
 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
 and
            (ii) any applicable implementing 
 regulations;
        (B) finalize the fair market value of the coal 
 tract for which the qualified application is pending;
            (C) take all intermediate actions necessary to 
 grant the qualified application; and
            (D) grant the qualified application; and

    (2) with respect to previously awarded coal leases, grant 
 any additional approvals of the Department of the Interior or 
 any bureau, agency, or division of the Department of the 
 Interior required for mining activities to commence.

SEC. 3. FUTURE COAL LEASING.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Secretarial Order 3338, 
issued by the Secretary of the Interior on January 15, 2016 (relating 
to the Federal coal moratorium), shall have no force or effect.
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