Coal leasing

(a) Mandatory leasing and other required approvals Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act in the case of a pending application, or not later than 90 days after the date of submission in the case of an application submitted after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall— (1) with respect to each qualified application— (A) if not previously published for public comment, publish any required environmental review; (B) finalize the fair market value of the applicable coal tract; (C) hold a lease sale with respect to the applicable coal tract; (D) take all other intermediate actions necessary to grant the qualified application; and (E) after completing the actions required by subparagraphs (A) through (D), grant the qualified application and issue the applicable lease to the person that submitted the qualified application if that person submitted the highest bid in the lease sale held under subparagraph (C); and (2) with respect to previously issued coal leases, grant any additional approvals of the Department of the Interior required for mining activities to commence. (b) Leases for Known Recoverable Coal Resources Notwithstanding section 2(a)(3)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 201(a)(3)(A)) and section 202(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712(a)), not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall make available for lease known recoverable coal resources of not less than 4,000,000 additional acres on Federal land west of the 100th meridian located in the 48 contiguous States and Alaska, but which shall not include any Federal land within— (1) a National Monument; (2) a National Recreation Area; (3) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; (4) a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; (5) a component of the National Trails System; (6) a National Conservation Area; (7) a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System; (8) a unit of the National Fish Hatchery System; (9) a unit of the National Park System; (10) a National Preserve; (11) a National Seashore or National Lakeshore; (12) a National Historic Site; (13) a National Memorial; (14) a National Battlefield, National Battlefield Park, National Battlefield Site, or National Military Park; or (15) a National Historical Park. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Coal lease The term coal lease means a lease entered into by the United States as lessor, through the Bureau of Land Management, and an applicant on Bureau of Land Management Form 3400–012, or a successor form that contains terms of a coal lease. (2) Qualified application The term qualified application means an application for a coal lease pending as of the date of enactment of this Act or submitted within 90 days thereafter under the lease by application program administered by the Bureau of Land Management pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act.