To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

HR 7882 allows the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to lease certain federal mineral deposits within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico, overriding a standard exemption that typically excludes incorporated cities from mineral leasing under federal law. The bill requires written consent from Carlsbad's city government before leasing can occur on land owned by the U.S. or designated as "acquired land" under mineral leasing laws. This specifically applies to mineral deposits located on parcels within Carlsbad's boundaries that would otherwise be exempt from leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act. The bill does not change existing leasing rules but creates an exception for this specific location to enable mineral leasing on those lands.