SJ0001

Official summary

Bill Summary - 26LSO-0204 Bill No.: SJ0001 Effective: Immediately LSO No.: 26LSO-0204 Enrolled Act No.: SEJR No. 0001 Chapter No.: N/A Prime Sponsor: Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee Catch Title: State management-federal mineral leases. Has Report: No Subject: State management of federal mineral leasing on federal lands located in Wyoming. Summary/Major Elements: This joint resolution requests Congress to introduce a bill and enact law to amend the federal Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the state of Wyoming to administer and manage mineral leasing on federal lands located in Wyoming. This joint resolution specifically requests Congress to allow Wyoming to enter into cooperative agreements with the United States Secretary of Interior for Wyoming to assume administrative primacy for mineral leasing on specified federal lands located within Wyoming. The cooperative agreements must: Remain consistent with applicable federal law unless otherwise expressly provided by Congress; Allow for modification or termination only upon mutual consent of the parties; and Provide that the revenue distribution must be consistent with federal statutory formulas except the two percent (2%) administrative cost deduction must be allocated to and retained by Wyoming instead of the federal government. This joint resolution makes findings regarding the federal Mineral Leasing Act, identifies concerns with the federal administration of mineral leasing in Wyoming, and explains why Wyoming should assume administration of federal mineral leasing on lands within the state. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.