To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

119 HR 7882 IH: To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico. U.S. House of Representatives 2026-03-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7882 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2026 Mr. Stauber introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico. 1. Leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within City of Carlsbad, New Mexico (a) In general Notwithstanding the exclusion in the first section of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 ) or the first sentence of section 3 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands ( 30 U.S.C. 352 ) with respect to incorporated cities, towns, and villages, and subject to written consent provided by the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico, to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary may lease deposits of the minerals described in such section and such sentence that are located on covered land in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) or Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands ( 30 U.S.C. 351 et seq. ), as applicable, and any other applicable Federal mineral leasing law. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Acquired land The term acquired land has the meaning given the term acquired lands in section 2 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands ( 30 U.S.C. 351 ). (2) Covered land The term covered land means land that— (A) is— (i) owned by the United States within the meaning of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ); or (ii) acquired land; and (B) located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.