subsurface minerals; access; federal policy

Summary

The resolution asks the U.S. Congress to amend the Antiquities Act so new monuments in Arizona need state and local approval, and to compensate the state for mineral rights it cannot reach under federal land withdrawals. It also calls on the President and the Interior Department to speed up permitting and to undo specific regulations that treat certain patented lands as public lands. The goal is to make it easier for private companies and the state to explore and develop copper and other critical minerals in Arizona.

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