,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ba1     
#bjaf ,mr4 ,tester introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
improve the management of the ,federal  
coal leasing program4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,fairness1 ,accountability1 and         
,certainty for ,taxpayers in ,coal      
,leasing ,act4  #b4 ,sense of the       
,senate relating to a review of the     
,federal coal leasing program ,it is the
 sense of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 the   
,federal coal leasing program should be 
reviewed--  7,a7 to ensure that         
taxpayers receive a fair rate of return 
for ,federal minerals2  7,b7 to provide 
appropriate transparency2 and  7,c7 to  
ensure that management of ,federal land 
and minerals is in the public interest2 
7#b7 the responsible development of coal
 resources on ,federal land provides an 

important source of jobs and revenue for
 ,states and local economies2 and  7#c7 
the review under paragraph 7#a7 should  
be completed as soon as practicable     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  #c4 ,deadline for ,completion of 
a ,programmatic ,environmental ,impact  
,statement ,not later than ,january #ae1
 #bjba1 the ,secretary of the ,interior 
shall complete the programmatic review  
of coal leasing on ,federal land        
described in section #d of ,secretarial 
,order #ccch1 issued by the ,secretary  
of the ,interior on ,january #ae1 #bjaf4
  #d4 ,royalty ,policy ,committee  7a7  
,in general ,to ensure consultation with
 key ,state1 tribal1 environmental1     
energy1 and ,federal stakeholders1 not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of the ,interior 7referred to in this   
section as the ,secretary7 shall        
reestablish the ,royalty ,policy        
,committee 7referred to in this section 
as the ,committee7 in accordance with   

the charter of the ,secretary1 dated    
,march #bf1 #bjaj1 as modified by this  
section4  7b7 ,duties ,the ,committee   
shall-- 7#a7 provide advice to the      
,secretary1 acting through the ,director
 of the ,office of ,natural ,resource   
,revenue1 on the management of ,federal 
and ,indian mineral leases and revenues 
under the law governing the ,department 
of the ,interior2  7#b7 review and      
comment on revenue management and other 
mineral and energy-related policies2 and
  7#c7 provide a forum to convey views  
representative of mineral lessees1      
operators1 revenue payers1 revenue      
recipients1 governmental agencies1 and  
public interest groups4  7c7 ,advisory  
,the duties of the ,committee shall be  
solely advisory4  7d7 ,meetings ,the    
,committee shall meet at least once a   
year at the request of the ,secretary4  
7e7 ,duration ,the charter of the       
,committee may be renewed in #b-year    
increments by the ,secretary4  7f7      
,membership  7#a7 ,in general ,subject  

to paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary shall 
appoint non-,federal members and        
alternates to the ,committee for a term 
of up to #c years4  7#b7 ,terms  7,a7   
,in general ,the terms of non-,federal  
,committee members and alternates shall 
be staggered to preserve the integrity  
of the ,committee4  7,b7 ,terms ,except 
as provided in subparagraph 7,c71 the   
terms of new or reappointed non-,federal
 members of the ,committee shall be #c  
years4  7,c7 ,shorter terms ,if a term  
of #c years would result in more than   
#a_/c of the terms of the non-,federal  
members expiring in any year1           
appointments of non-,federal members may
 be extended for #a year or #b terms to 
provide continuity of the ,committee4   
7,d7 ,maximum number of years  7i7 ,in  
general ,subject to clause 7ii71        
non-,federal members may not serve more 
than #f consecutive years as a member of
 the ,committee4  7ii7 ,reappointment   
,after a #b-year break in service1 any  
non-,federal member who has served #f   

consecutive years shall be eligible for 
reappointment to the ,committee4  7#c7  
,meetings ,the ,secretary may revoke the
 appointment of a member of the         
,committee and the alternate if the     
appointed member or alternate fails to  
attend #b or more consecutive meetings  
of the ,committee4  7#d7 ,balanced      
representation ,committee members shall 
be comprised of non-,federal and        
,federal members in order to ensure fair
 and balanced representation with       
consideration for the efficiency and    
fiscal economy of the ,committee4  7#e7 
,discretionary service ,all members of  
the ,committee shall serve at the       
discretion of the ,secretary4  7#f7     
,non-,federal members ,in appointing    
non-,federal members of the ,committee1 
the ,secretary shall appoint up to--    
7,a7 #e members who represent ,states   
that receive over #aj1jjj1jjj annually  
in royalty revenues from ,federal       
leases2  7,b7 #e members who represent  
,indian tribes2  7,c7 #e members who    

represent various mineral or energy     
interests1 including at least #a member 
who represents labor interests2 and     
7,d7 #e members who represent public    
interest groups1 including groups       
representing taxpayers and groups with  
academic expertise4  7#g7 ,federal      
members ,the following officials1 or    
their designees1 shall be nonvoting1    
ex-officio members of the ,committee3   
7,a7 ,the ,assistant ,secretary of      
,indian ,affairs4  7,b7 ,the ,director  
of the ,bureau of ,land ,management4    
7,c7 ,the ,director of the ,office of   
,natural ,resources ,revenue4  7g7      
,subcommittees  7#a7 ,in general        
,subject to the approval of the         
,secretary and paragraph 7#b71          
subcommittees or workgroups of the      
,committee may be formed for the        
purposes of compiling information or    
conducting research4  7#b7              
,administration ,subcommittees or       
workgroups of the ,committee shall--    
7,a7 act only under the direction of the

 ,committee2 and  7,b7 report their     
recommendations to the full ,committee  
for consideration4  7#c7 ,appointment   
,the ,committee ,chair1 with the        
approval of the ,secretary of the       
,interior1 shall appoint subcommittee or
 workgroup members4  7#d7 ,meetings     
,subcommittees and workgroups of the    
,committee shall meet as necessary to   
accomplish assignments1 subject to the  
approval of the ,secretary and the      
availability of resources4  #e4         
,emergency leasing  7a7 ,in general ,as 
soon as practicable after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of the ,interior shall amend section    
#cdbe4a-d of title #dc1 ,code of        
,federal ,regulations1 and ,secretarial 
,order #ccch1 issued by the ,secretary  
of the ,interior on ,january #ae1 #bjaf1
 to authorize earlier emergency leasing 
than is authorized under section        
#cdbe4a-d of title #dc1 ,code of        
,federal ,regulations 7as of the date of
 enactment of this ,act74  7b7          

,administration ,in carrying out        
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   
,interior shall substitute #d years for 
#c years each place it appears in       
section #cdbe4a-d of title #dc1 ,code of
 ,federal ,regulations1 for the duration
 of the programmatic review of the      
,federal coal program and the           
limitations on the issuance of ,federal 
coal leases described in ,secretarial   
,order #ccch issued by the ,secretary of
 the ,interior on ,january #ae1 #bjaf4