Abundant American Resources Act of 2024
The Abundant American Resources Act of 2024 requires federal agencies to conduct studies on the economic value of minerals in specific public lands and waters. The Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management must each complete a study within three years to estimate the dollar value of minerals like oil, gas, and metals in designated onshore and offshore areas. These studies exclude National Parks and certain pre-2000 national monuments but include co-managed areas and lands withdrawn from mining or leasing. The bill does not authorize new resource extraction or change existing laws - it only mandates data collection for future policy decisions.
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Introduction
Sep 2024
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Introduced Sep 27, 2024
Last action Sep 27, 2024
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Sep 27, 2024
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Sep 27, 2024
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
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State
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Jodey C. Arrington
RRepublican
Co
Blake D. Moore
RRepublican
Co
Burgess Owens
RRepublican
Co
Byron Donalds
RRepublican
Co
Dan Newhouse
RRepublican
Co
David G. Valadao
RRepublican
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Doug Lamborn
RRepublican
Co
Dusty Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Glenn Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Harriet M. Hageman
RRepublican
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