Arizona urges federal agencies to streamline access to subsurface minerals on federal land.
Arizona calls for streamlined access to subsurface minerals on federal land, citing the state's significant copper reserves. The state urges Congress to amend the Antiquities Act of 1906 to prevent new national monuments in Arizona without congressional authorization. It also seeks compensation for state trust subsurface mineral rights under federal land withdrawals. Arizona requests the President to simplify the permitting process for new mines in the West and urges the Secretary of the Interior to rescind certain regulations that complicate mineral exploration.
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