,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghhb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #i1 #bjbf,mr4 
,stauber introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for the leasing of certain      
deposits of minerals located within the 
,city of ,carlsbad1 ,new ,mexico4  #a4  
,leasing of certain deposits of minerals
 located within ,city of ,carlsbad1 ,new
 ,mexico  7a7 ,in general               
,notwithstanding the exclusion in the   
first section of the ,mineral ,leasing  
,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha7 or the first  
sentence of section #c of the ,mineral  
,leasing ,act for ,acquired ,lands 7#cj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ceb7 with respect to         
incorporated cities1 towns1 and         
villages1 and subject to written consent
 provided by the ,city of ,carlsbad1    
,new ,mexico1 to the ,secretary of the  
,interior1 the ,secretary may lease     
deposits of the minerals described in   
such section and such sentence that are 

located on covered land in accordance   
with the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj    
,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 or ,mineral     
,leasing ,act for ,acquired ,lands 7#cj 
,u4,s4,c4 #cea et seq471 as applicable1 
and any other applicable ,federal       
mineral leasing law4  7b7 ,definitions  
,in this section3  7#a7 ,acquired land  
,the term acquired land has the meaning 
given the term acquired lands in section
 #b of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act for   
,acquired ,lands 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #cea74  
7#b7 ,covered land ,the term covered    
land means land that--  7,a7 is-- 7i7   
owned by the ,united ,states within the 
meaning of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act   
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq472 or  7ii7  
acquired land2 and  7,b7 located within 
the ,city of ,carlsbad1 ,new ,mexico4