,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aj1         
#bjbf,ms4 ,hageman introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces1 & 9 addition to !   
,committee on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to
 be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to codify notice   
requirem5ts = m9]al exploration         
activities on c]ta9 public l&s1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,dome/ic ,opportunities =  
,res\rce ,exploration ,act or ! ,dome/ic
 ,,ore ,act4  #b4 ,notice = m9]al       
exploration activities ) limit$ surface 
di/urbance  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ae
 days be=e comm5c+ an exploration       
activity ) a surface di/urbance ( n m   
?an #be acres ( public l&s1 ! op]ator ( 
su* exploration activity %all submit to 
! ,secret>y conc]n$ a notice ( su*      
exploration activity4  7b7 ,inclusions  

,a notice submitt$ "u subsection 7a7    
%all include su* in=mation ! ,secret>y  
conc]n$ may require1 :i* may include    
in=mation describ$ 9 section #chji4cja (
 title #dc1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 
7or any successor regulation74  7c7     
,review ,n lat] ?an #ae days aft] !     
,secret>y conc]n$ receives a notice ( an
 exploration activity submitt$ "u       
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y conc]n$     
%all--  7#a7 all[ ! exploration activity
 to proce$ if-- 7,a7 ! surface          
di/urbance ( su* exploration activity w 
n be m ?an #be acres ( public l&s2  7,b7
 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ det]m9es t ! notice
 includes ! in=mation requir$ "u        
subsection 7b72 &  7,c7 ! op]ator       
provides f9ancial assurance t !         
,secret>y conc]n$ det]m9es is adequate2 
or  7#b7 notify ! op]ator t in=mation is
 miss+ f ! notice & specify any         
in=mation t is requir$ to be includ$ 9 !
 notice "u subsection 7b74  7d7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,casual use ,! t]m casual use has !     

mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #chji4e (  
title #dc1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7z 9 effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act74  7#b7 ,exploration activity ,!   
t]m exploration activity--  7,a7 means  
creat+ a surface di/urbance great] ?an  
casual use t includes sampl+1 drill+1 or
 develop+ surface or und]gr\nd work+s to
 evaluate ! type1 ext5t1 quantity1 or   
quality ( m9]als pres5t2  7,b7 includes 
con/ruct+ drill roads & drill pads1     
drill+1 tr5*+1 excavat+ te/ pits1 &     
conduct+ geote*nical te/s & geophysical 
surveys2 &  7,c7 does n include an      
activity 9 :i* mat]ial is extract$ =    
comm]cial use or sale4  7#c7 ,m9]al ,!  
t]m m9]al means any m9]al ( a k9d t is  
locatable "u ! ,act ( ,may #aj1 #ahgb   
7,*apt] #aeb2 #ag ,/at4 #ia74  7#d7     
,op]ator ,! t]m op]ator has ! mean+ giv5
 su* t]m 9 section #chji4e ( title #dc1 
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect 
on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act74  7#e7 
,public l& ,! t]m public l& means l&    
own$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates t is op5 to     

location "u ! ,act ( ,may #aj1 #ahgb    
7,*apt] #aeb2 #ag ,/at4 #ia74  7#f7     
,secret>y conc]n$ ,! t]m ,secret>y      
conc]n$ means-- 7,a7 ) respect to l&    
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior2 &  7,b7 )       
respect to ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&1 !  
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4