,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eagf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjad ,mr4 
,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new ,mexico 7= himself
 & ,mrs4 ,lummis7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to    
retire coal pref]5ce "r lease           
applications = :i* ! ,secret>y has made 
an affirmative comm]cial quantities     
det]m9ation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,ex*ange ( coal pref]5ce "r lease       
applications  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
( ! ,int]ior may retire any coal        
pref]5ce "r lease application = :i* !   
,secret>y has made an affirmative       
comm]cial quantities det]m9ation1 by    
issu+ bidd+ rights 9 ex*ange =          
rel9qui%m5t ( ! coal pref]5ce "r lease  
application1 includ+1 not)/&+ any o!r   
provision ( law1 paym5t to ! relevant   
,/ate ( #ej p]c5t ( ! doll> am\nt ( any 
bidd+ "r subsequ5tly us$ 9 lieu ( any   
monet>y paym5t ( a bonus 9 a coal lease 

sale or ( r5tal or royalty "u a ,f$]al  
coal lease4  7b7 ,s\rce ( paym5ts ,!    
,secret>y %all make paym5ts "u          
subsection 7a7 f monies t w\ld o!rwise  
be deposit$ to miscellane\s receipts "u 
section #ce7;a7 ( ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act  
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aia7;a77 f rev5ues      
receiv$ "u t section "u ,f$]al m9]al    
leases4  7c7 ,treatm5t ( paym5ts ,a     
paym5t to a ,/ate "u ?is section %all be
 treat$ = all purposes z if x 7 a paym5t
 "u section #ce7;a7 ( ! ,m9]al ,leas+   
,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aia7;a774  7d7     
,transf]ability2 limitation  7#a7       
,transf]ability ,a bidd+ "r issu$ "u ?is
 section %all be fully transf]able to   
any o!r p]son4  7#b7 ,notification (    
secret>y ,a p]son :o transf]s su* a     
bidd+ "r %all notify ! ,secret>y ( !    
transf] by any me?od det]m9$ to be      
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7#c7       
,effective p]iod  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a bidd+
 "r issu$ "u ?is section %all t]m9ate ^u
 ! expiration ( ! #e-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on
 ! date x is issu$4  7,b7 ,toll+ ( p]iod

 ,su* #e-ye> p]iod %all be toll$ dur+   
any p]iod 9 :i* ex]cise ( ! bidd+ "r is 
preclud$ by tempor>y injunctive relief  
grant$ "u1 or adm9i/rative1 legislative1
 or judicial susp5sion (1 ! ,f$]al coal 
leas+ program4  7e7 ,bidd+ "r def9$ ,9  
?is section ! t]m bidd+ "r means an     
appropriate legal in/rum5t or o!r writt5
 docum5tation1 includ+ an entry 9 an    
acc\nt manag$ by ! ,secret>y1 issu$ or  
creat$ "u "p #cdce ( title #dc1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations1 t may be us$--     
7#a7 9 lieu ( a monet>y paym5t = a bonus
 bid = a coal lease sale "u ! ,m9]al    
,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et      
seq172 or  7#b7 z a monet>y cr$it aga9/ 
any r5tal or royalty paym5ts due "u any 
,f$]al coal lease4