,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjbf,mr4 
,cotton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act = ,acquir$
 ,l&s to make t ,act applicable to      
h>drock m9]als1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,m9]al ,extraction = ,r5ewable ,indu/ry 
& ,critical ,applications ,act ( #bjbf  
or ! ,,m]ica ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4         
,application ( ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act =     
,acquir$ ,l&s to h>drock m9]als ,!      
,m9]al ,leas+ ,act = ,acquir$ ,l&s is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #b 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4
 #cea7-- 7,a7 9 ! six? s5t5ce1 by /rik+ 
,! t]m & all t foll[s ?r\gh embrace &   
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,oil ,! t]m oil  
means  2  7,b7 9 ! fif? s5t5ce1 by /rik+
 ,lease & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,lease 
,! t]m lease  2  7,c7 by /rik+ ! f\r?   
s5t5ce & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,m9]al  
leas+ laws ,! t]m m9]al leas+ laws      

means-- 7,a7 ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj  
,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq472  7,b7 ! ,act ( 
,april #ag1 #aibf 7#dd ,/at4 #cja1 *apt]
 #aeh2 #cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bga et seq472     
7,c7 ! ,act ( ,febru>y #g1 #aibg 7#dd   
,/at4 #ajeg1 *apt] #ff2 #cj ,u4,s4,c4   
#bha et seq472 &  7,d7 all ,acts        
am5datory or supplem5t>y to any ( !     
,acts describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh
 7,d74  2  7,d7 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce1 by     
/rik+ ,secret>y & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#f7
 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y  2  7,e7 9 !
 second s5t5ce-- 7i7 by /rik+ 7#cf ,/at4
 & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end &
 ins]t+ 7commonly kn[n z ! ,weeks ,law7 
7#cf ,/at4 #ifa1 *apt] #ahf2 #af        
,u4,s4,c4 #eeb et seq4742 &  7ii7 by    
/rik+ ,acquir$ l&s or l&s acquir$ by !  
,unit$ ,/ates include & ins]t+ ! foll[+3
  7#a7 ,acquir$ l&s2 l&s acquir$ by !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,! t]ms acquir$ l&s & l&s 
acquir$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates mean  2  7,f7
 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,z us$ 9 ?is 
,act ,unit$ ,/ates & ins]t+ ! foll[+3   
8,9 ?is ,act3  7#g7 ,unit$ ,/ates ,! t]m

 ,unit$ ,/ates  2  7,g7 by mov+ !       
p>agraphs s z to appe> 9 num]ical ord]2 
&  7,h7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#a7 7z 
s designat$7 ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,h>drock   
m9]al  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m h>drock     
m9]al includes deposits (-- 7i7 m9]als  
f\nd 9 s$im5t>y or o!r rocks2  7ii7 base
 metals2  7iii7 preci\s metals2  7iv7   
indu/rial metals2 &  7v7 preci\s &      
semi-preci\s gem/ones4  7,b7 ,exclusions
 ,! t]m h>drock m9]al does n include    
deposits (-- 7i7 coal2  7ii7 oil2  7iii7
 oil %ale2  7iv7 gas2  7v7 sodium2  7vi7
 potassium2  7vii7 sulfur2 or  7viii7   
m9]al mat]ials subject to disposition "u
 ! ,act ( ,july #ca1 #aidg 7commonly    
kn[n z ! ,mat]ials ,act ( #aidg7 7#fa   
,/at4 #fha1 *apt] #djf2 #cj ,u4,s4,c4   
#fja et seq474  2 &  7#b7 9 section #c  
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ceb71 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1  
by /rik+ & sulfur & ins]t+ sulfur1 &    
h>drock m9]als4