To impose certain conditions on mineral materials sales contracts and free use permits under the Materials Act of 1947 with respect to large-scale mineral extraction projects located near urban communities, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8773 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8773 To impose certain conditions on mineral materials sales contracts and free use permits under the Materials Act of 1947 with respect to large- scale mineral extraction projects located near urban communities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2026 Mr. Whitesides introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To impose certain conditions on mineral materials sales contracts and free use permits under the Materials Act of 1947 with respect to large- scale mineral extraction projects located near urban communities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Containing Effects of Mineral Extraction Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MINERAL MATERIALS SALES CONTRACTS AND FREE USE PERMITS. (a) Requirements.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary may only enter into a mineral materials sales contract with respect to, or issue a free use permit for the disposal of mineral materials pursuant to, a qualifying project under the Act of July 31, 1947 (30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.; commonly known as the ``Materials Act of 1947'') if-- (A) the person carrying out the qualifying project-- (i) submits to the Secretary-- (I) a haul route impact assessment for the qualifying project-- (aa) jointly developed by the person and the agency with jurisdiction over transportation of each State and political subdivision thereof within which the qualifying project will be carried out; (bb) that concludes the qualifying project will not materially degrade the safety or leve