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 95 STAT. 1072

PUBLIC LAW 97-78—NOV. 16, 1981

centum in amount or value of production removed or sold from the lease. "(2) Except as provided in this section, nothing in the Combined Hydrocarbon Leasing Act of 1981 shall be construed to diminish or increase the rights of any lessee under any oil and gas lease issued prior to the enactment of such Act.". (9)(a) Section 2 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351) is amended by adding at the end thereof: "The term 'oil' shall embrace all nongaseous hydrocarbon substances other than those leasable as coal, oil shale, or gilsonite (including all vein-type solid hydrocarbons).". (b) Section 3 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 352) is amended by inserting "gilsonite (including all vein-type solid hydrocarbons), after "oil shale". 30 USC 181 (10) Nothing in this Act shall affect the taxable status of production "o^from tar sand under the Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980 26 USC 1 note. (Public Law 96-223), reduce the depletion allowance for production from tar sand, or otherwise affect the existing tax status applicable to such production. Prohibition. (H) No provision of this Act shall apply to national parks, national ??tY^^ ^^^ monuments, or other lands where mineral leasing is prohibited by note. law. The Secretary of the Interior shall apply the provisions of this Act to the Glen Csmyon National Recreation Area, and to any other units of the national park system where mineral leasing is permitted, in accordemce with any applicable minerals management plan if the Secretary finds that there will be no resulting significant adverse impacts on the administration of such area, or on other contiguous units of the national park system. Approved November 16, 1981.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3975: HOUSE REPORT No. 97-174 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORT No. 97-250 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 127 (1981): July 14, considered and passed House. Oct. 29, considered and passed Senate.

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