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On the recordJuly 13, 2009
MMS does not collect or have access to the data necessary to determine the amount of revenue that would be generated from a royalty.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski questions MMS's ability to assess royalty impacts on mining revenue.

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