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Secretary of the Interior

The head of the U.S. government department that manages federal land, natural resources, and tribal affairs.

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

An agency within the Department of the Interior that manages over 245 million acres of public lands, primarily in the Western United States, including managing mineral leases.

Coal lease

A formal agreement that allows a company to mine for coal on land owned by the federal government.

Qualified application

A specific type of coal lease application that was submitted, was pending, and had its environmental review process started before this bill became law.

Mineral Leasing Act

A federal law from 1920 that governs the leasing of certain federal lands for the extraction of minerals like coal, oil, and gas.

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)

A foundational environmental law that requires federal agencies to assess the environmental impact of their proposed actions before making decisions.

Secretarial Order 3338

A policy directive issued by the Secretary of the Interior in 2016 that put a hold (moratorium) on new federal coal leases, pending a review of the federal coal program.