UNITED STATES SENAT EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 3070 A BILL TO AMEND THE MINERAL LEASING APRIL 26, 1966 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 61867 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1966 ITTEE ON MINERALS, MATERIALS, AND FUELS ERNEST GRUENING, Alaska, Chairman Washington LEN B. JORDAN, Idaho GORDON ALLOTT, Colorado South Dakota sconsin key, Hon. Joseph E., a former Senator from the State of W tle, Richard N., general solicitor, Union Pacific Railroad; a by Edward C. Renwick, solicitor general from Los Angeles, a Patton, chief engineer for coal.. Gee, Hon. Gale, a U.S. Senator from the State of Wyoming Answer to National Coal Co. qua, Earl F., Northern Pacific Railroad. pson, Hon. Milward L., a U.S. Senator from the State of W COMMUNICATIONS arner, R. W., executive secretary, Wyoming Mining Associat o Hon. Ernest Gruening, chairman, Subcommittee on Mi serials, and Fuels, dated April 20, 1966. anchard, Paul A., Utah Power & Light Co.: Letter to H Gruening, chairman, Subcommittee on Minerals, Materials, lated April 25, 1966 ennan, George E., president, the Imperial Coal Co., Den Letter to Hon. Ernest Gruening, chairman, Subcommittee o Materials, and Fuels, dated April 18, 1966–– endenin, G. Herbert, president, Clayton Coal Co., Den Letter to Hon. Ernest Gruening, chairman, Subcommittee o Materials, and Fuels, dated April 18, 1966. iner, Albert P., Kaiser Steel Corp.: Letter to Hon. Ernest chairman, Subcommittee on Minerals, Materials, and F April 22, 1966__ pover, Veryl N., Pacific Power & Light Co.: Letter to H Gruening, chairman, Subcommittee on Minerals, Materials, dated April 21, 1966 hnson, Elmer, president, Nevada Power Co.: Letter to I Gruening, chairman, Subcommittee on Minerals, Materials, dated May 4, 1966....... hnson, R. E., manager, Rock Springs Chamber of Commerc Hon. Ernest Gruening, chairman, Subcommittee on Minerals and Fuels, dated April 22, 1966 cas, John, Jr., president, Rock Springs Fuel Co.: Letter to Gruening, chairman, Subcommittee on Minerals, Materials, dated April 19, 1966 cGee, Hon. Gale, U.S. Senator: Letter to Hon. Frank E. Senate, containing exchange of letters between Senator W. J. O'Connor, president, Utah-Wyoming Coal Operators DDITIONAL INFORMATION g Competitive Edge on Atom," by Howard Simons, writer___ tion 1, subsection 8, title 49, U.S.C.-- e Door," from the Sheridan (Wyo.) Press, March 'from the Casper Star-Tribune, March 9, 1966-d Resolution___ carriers; limitations of lease or permit (sec. 2(c) of ct_. uation," excerpt from Senate Report 522, July 28, Also present: Senators Simpson and McGee. This is an open hearing by the Minerals, Materials mmittee on S. 3070, a bill sponsored by the ab yoming, Senator McGee, to repeal section 2(c) of t Act. This section prohibits common carrier rail g leases on Federal coal lands except for their own r d also sets forth other limitations. The text of S. 3070, together with the reports fro encies on it, will be made part of the record at t e text of section 2(c) of the Mineral Leasing Act e provision that would be repealed by S. 3070, will e record. (The documents referred to follow:) [S. 3070, 89th Cong., 1st sess.] BILL To amend the Mineral Leasing Act with respect to limitations on the leas upon railroads Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of merica in Congress assembled, That subsection (c) of sectio asing Act of 1920, as amended (41 Stat. 437, 438; 30 U.S pealed. DEPARTMENT OF THE IN on. HENRY M. JACKSON. hairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, .S. Senate, Washington, D.C. DEAR SENATOR JACKSON: Your committee has requested epartment on S. 3070, a bill to amend the Mineral Leasin o limitations on the leasing of coal lands imposed upon railro S. 3070 repeals section 2(c) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 0 U.S.C. 202), which prevents railroad companies or corpor g or holding a permit or lease for any coal deposit, except fo ilroad purposes. |