Mark Udall: “I think it would provide tremendous change not just for the way we would analyze Alzheimer's, but in many other areas as…”

We're talking about free trade also, right? I mean, this is the intersection of two sets of policies.

The 1872 mining law continues to allow mining corporations to take hard rock minerals from public lands without paying any royalties.

The royalties paid by coal companies--and energy development of all kinds on federal lands--provide critical support for local schools, roads and other services that Colorado families count on.

I think having common forms and contracts would be extremely helpful.