S 3045 · in committee · significant
COAL Act of 2025
- climate
What this bill does
- The bill requires the Bureau of Land Management to process pending applications to lease federal coal lands for development.
- Coal companies with pending lease applications and existing coal leases are affected by this requirement.
- The bill mandates completion of environmental reviews and approval of leases without specifying a cost or deadline.
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Started by Cosponsor
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How would requiring the BLM to process all pending coal lease applications affect the timeline and thoroughness of environmental reviews on federal lands?
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What trade-offs exist between expediting coal lease approvals and the BLM's capacity to evaluate long-term environmental and climate impacts?
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How might this mandate influence coal companies' investment decisions compared to current discretionary lease approval practices?
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Sponsor · R-WY
Cynthia M. Lummis
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Introduced 2025-10-23
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Legislative timeline
2025-10-23 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-10-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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