legislation: 106-s-1950

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106-s-1950 106 s 1950 Powder River Basin Resource Development Act of 2000 Energy 1999-11-17 2000-10-05 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 939. Senate Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] WY R E000285 1 Powder River Basin Resource Development Act of 2000 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize and encourage the pertinent lessees of coal, oil, and natural gas (the resources) in the Powder River Basin (Wyoming and Montana) to enter into written agreements detailing the operations and costs or compensation for concurrent or sequential development of such resources.Requires the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to use his authority to encourage expedited development of such resources leased within common areas pursuant to this Act, and that may be lost or bypassed due to the development of another of the resources.Prescribes implementation guidelines that include: (1) negotiations concerning development priority for certain operations within the Powder River Basin; (2) judicial compensation procedures for assignment of development priority; and (3) credit against royalties for certain payments by lease holders.Denies the use of this Act as precedent in any court proceeding involving mineral development outside any common area either within or outside the Power River Basin. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  

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