To repeal the reservation of mineral rights made by the United States when certain lands in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, were conveyed by Public Law 102-562.

H.R. 542 is a targeted piece of legislation that would transfer ownership of underground mineral rights from the federal government to the current owners of specific land in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. When the United States originally transferred this land to private or local ownership under a 1992 law, the government kept the rights to any oil, gas, or minerals found beneath the surface. By repealing that reservation, this bill would allow the surface landowners to fully own and control those resources, potentially enabling them to manage or profit from mineral development on their property.