Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 - Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (the Secretary), if Resolution Copper Mining, LLC offers to convey specified parcels of non-federal land in Gila, Yavapi, Maricopa, Coconino, Pinal, and/or Santa Cruz Counties, Arizona, that are acceptable to the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior, to convey certain federal land in Pinal County, Arizona, to Resolution Copper.
Makes the federal lands available to Resolution Copper for use for mining and related activities.
Requires the Secretary, if so requested by Resolution Copper, to issue
Makes lands acquired by the Secretary under this Act part of the National Forest within which the land is located.
Adds certain of the non-federal land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior in Pinal and Santa Cruz Counties to the San Pedro Riparian and Las Cienegas National Conservation Areas, respectively.
Instructs Resolution Copper to surrender, without compensation, the rights held by it under mining and other U.S. laws to commercially extract minerals under Apache Leap.
Requires Resolution Copper to make value adjustment payments to the United States based upon locatable minerals produced from the federal land in Pinal County, Arizona.
Authorizes the Secretary to issue to Resolution Copper special use permits that allow it to carry out underground activities (other than the commercial extraction of minerals) under the surface of Apache Leap that would not disturb the surface.
Requires preparation of a management plan for Apache Leap.
Directs the Secretary to convey
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2013-09-26 | Floor | Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 687 as unfinished business. | House floor actions |
2013-09-26 | Floor | On motion the the Committee now rise Agreed to by voice vote. | House floor actions |
2013-09-26 | Floor | Mr. Hastings (WA) moved the the Committee now rise. | House floor actions |
2013-09-26 | Floor | UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. | House floor actions |
2013-09-26 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Napolitano amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Napolitano demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
2013-09-26 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 351, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Napolitano Part A amendment No. 3. | House floor actions |
2013-09-26 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ben Ray Lujan (NM) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Ben Ray Lujan (NM) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
2013-09-26 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 351, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ben Ray Lujan (NM) Part A amendment No. 2. | House floor actions |
2013-09-26 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grijalva amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
2013-09-26 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 351, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva Part A amendment No. 1. | House floor actions |
2013-09-26 | Floor | GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 687. | House floor actions |
2013-09-26 | Floor | The Speaker designated the Honorable Lee Terry to act as Chairman of the Committee. | House floor actions |
2013-09-26 | Floor | House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 351 and Rule XVIII. | House floor actions |
2013-09-26 | Floor | Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 687, H.R. 1526 and H.R. 3102. Measures will be considered read. | House floor actions |
2013-09-26 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 351. (consideration: CR H5848-5863; text of an amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5854-5856) | House floor actions |
2013-09-18 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 351 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 687, H.R. 1526 and H.R. 3102. Measures will be considered read. | House floor actions |
2013-07-22 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 121. | House floor actions |
2013-07-22 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-167. | House floor actions |
2013-05-15 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19. | House committee actions |
2013-05-15 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
2013-05-15 | Committee | Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged. | House committee actions |
2013-05-15 | Committee | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged. | House committee actions |
2013-03-21 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
2013-02-21 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House committee actions |
2013-02-21 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. | House committee actions |
2013-02-14 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House floor actions |
2013-02-14 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |