S 4410 · 119th Congress

A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act.

This bill makes a change to how companies pay for the right to mine coal on federal land. Currently, when the government leases coal deposits to mining companies, those companies have to pay a bonus (an upfront fee) to win the lease. This bill allows companies to spread out those bonus payments over 10 years instead…

Sponsor

Barrasso, John (R-Wyoming)

Introduced

2026-04-28

Policy area

Energy