This bill makes a technical change to the Mineral Leasing Act, a federal law governing the leasing of certain minerals on public lands. Specifically, it replaces every reference to "gilsonite," a naturally occurring solid hydrocarbon mineral, with the term "asphaltite" throughout several key sections of the law. This appears to be a terminology update rather than a substantive policy change, likely intended to align the law with more standard or broader mineral classification language used in the industry. The bill affects the legal definitions and provisions related to mineral leasing but does not create new programs, funding, or regulatory requirements. It primarily impacts companies and individuals involved in leasing and extracting this type of mineral resource from federal lands, ensuring consistent terminology in future legal and regulatory references.
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