,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ab1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,heinrich introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,act of ,july #ca1 #aidg1 to  
provide for the termination of certain  
mineral materials contracts4  #a4 ,short
 title  ,this ,act may be cited as the  
,mineral ,materials ,contracts          
,termination ,act4  #b4 ,termination of 
certain mineral contracts ,section #b of
 the ,act of ,july #ca1 #aidg 7commonly 
known as the ,materials ,act of #aidg7  
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #fjb71 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7b7   
,termination of contract  7#a7 ,in      
general ,if the holder of a valid       
mineral materials contract entered into 
under this ,act 7referred to in this    
subsection as the contract7 submits to  
the ,secretary a request to terminate   
the contract before production is       

initiated under the contract and before 
any surface disturbance has occurred    
under the contract1 the ,secretary may--
 7,a7 terminate the contract2 and  7,b7 
return to the contract holder any bid   
deposit and performance bond paid by the
 contract holder to the ,bureau of ,land
 ,management under the contract4  7#b7  
,acceptance of payment ,acceptance of an
 amount returned under paragraph        
7#a77;,b7 by the contract holder shall  
constitute-- 7,a7 a full and final      
settlement of the contract2 and  7,b7 an
 agreement on the part of the contract  
holder not to bring a civil action      
against the ,united ,states with respect
 to the contract4  4