How S 884 changes current law

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The bill amends existing law to provide a 60-day period for claimants of small miner waivers to cure defects or pay maintenance fees.

• 30 U.S.C. 28f(d)(3)

  If a small miner waiver application is determined to be defective for any reason, the claimant shall have a period of 60 days after receipt of written notification of the defect or defects by the Bureau of Land Management to: (A) cure such defect or defects, or (B) pay the $100 claim maintenance fee due for such period. → If a small miner waiver application is determined to be defective for any reason (including the failure to timely file a small miner's maintenance fee waiver application or an affidavit of annual labor associated with the application and required application fees), the claimant shall have a period of 60 days after receipt of written notification of the 1 or more defects provided by the Bureau of Land Management by registered mail-- (A) to cure any such defect; or (B) to pay the $100 claim maintenance fee due for that period.

  It clarifies the conditions under which a claimant must respond to defects and ensures they receive written notification via registered mail.

• 30 U.S.C. 28f

  the Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 28 to 28e) → sections 2319 through 2344 of the Revised Statutes (commonly known as the `Mining Law of 1872') (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.)

  This updates the reference to the Mining Law of 1872 to align with its current statutory citations.

• 30 U.S.C. 28f

  subsection (a)(1) → paragraph (1)

  This change corrects the reference to the correct paragraph structure within the subsection.

• 30 U.S.C. 28f(d)(1)(B)

  the Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 28-28e) → sections 2319 through 2344 of the Revised Statutes (commonly known as the `Mining Law of 1872') (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.)

  It modernizes and corrects the citation for consistency across the statute.

• 43 U.S.C. 1744(c)

  (c) The failure → (c) Failure To File.--(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the failure

  This clarifies the title of the section and specifies the conditions regarding failure to file instruments as required.

• 43 U.S.C. 1744(c)

  the failure to timely file; → to timely file any required instrument;

  This expands the criteria for which failures allow for the opportunity to cure under the outlined procedures.