H.R. 6862 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6862 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Moore of Utah, and Mr. Newhouse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes. 1. Definition of covered project Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)) is amended by inserting mineral production, before or any other sector. 2. Prohibition against finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule related to the scope of mining under the FAST Act The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule titled Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65350; September 22, 2023).