H.R. 3279 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 267 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3279 [Report No. 115–365] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2017 Mr. Cook introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources October 23, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide that extraction of helium from gas produced under a Federal mineral lease shall maintain the lease as if the helium were oil and gas. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helium Extraction Act of 2017. 2. Maintenance of Federal mineral leases based on extraction of helium The first section of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181) is amended in the fifth paragraph by inserting after purchaser thereof the following: , and that extraction of helium from gas produced from such lands shall maintain the lease as if the extracted helium were oil and gas. October 23, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed