,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #a1  
#bjae ,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,blumenthal1 and ,mr4 ,whitehouse7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,mineral ,leasing ,act to increase the  
royalty rate for coal produced from     
surface mines on ,federal land1 to      
prohibit the export of coal produced on 
,federal land1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,royalty rate for coal leases  7a7  
,in general ,section #g7;a7 of the      
,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjg7;a77 is amended in the fourth      
sentence by striking not less than and  
all that follows through of the value of
 coal and inserting not less than #ej   
percent of the value of coal4  7b7      
,effect of amendment ,the amendment made
 by subsection 7a7 shall apply to any   
coal lease entered into or renewed under

 the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj        
,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 on or after the 
date of enactment of this ,act4  #b4    
,prohibition on export of coal produced 
on ,federal land ,section #ajc7;b7 of   
the ,energy ,policy and ,conservation   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbab7;b77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#c7 ,prohibition on export 
of coal produced on ,federal land ,not  
later than #ij days after the date of   
enactment of this paragraph1 the        
,president shall exercise the authority 
provided for in subsection 7a7 to       
promulgate a rule prohibiting the export
 of coal produced in the ,united ,states
 on ,federal land4  4  #c4 ,moratorium  
on new coal lease sales pending         
implementation ,notwithstanding any     
other provision of law1 the ,secretary  
of the ,interior shall not conduct a new
 lease sale1 or enter into a new lease1 
for coal subject to the ,mineral        
,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et    
seq47 until the ,secretary certifies to 

,congress that this ,act and the        
amendments made by this ,act have been  
implemented4