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Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act of 2015 [S.1591]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act of 2015 Makes an employee of a land management agency serving under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency or any other agency if: (1) the original appointment was competitive, (2) the employee has served under one or more time-limited appointments totaling more than 24 months without a break of two or more years, and (3) the employee's performance has been at an acceptable level.
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/17/2015
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Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act [S.1533]
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[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Agriculture ]
[Construction ]
Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act Establishes the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions (reviews) required under federal law to construct new surface water storage projects on lands administered by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, exclusive of any easement, right-of-way, lease, or any private holding (qualifying projects). Directs the Bureau: (1) upon receipt of an application for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Water And Power. Hearings Held. on 06/18/2015
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Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act [S.1522]
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Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Makes an employee of a land management agency serving under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency or any other agency if: (1) the original appointment was competitive, (2) the employee has served under one or more time-limited appointments totaling more than 24 months without a break of two or more years, and (3) the employee's performance has been at an acceptable level.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Johnson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/08/2015
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Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act [S.15]
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[Environmental ]
[Mining ]
[Water ]
Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing (including any component of that process), relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under any land in any state that has regulations, guidance, or permit requirements for that activity. Requires Interior to recognize and defer to state regulations, permitting, and guidance, for all activities
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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National Park Access Act [S.145]
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National Park Access Act (Sec. 3) Requires the Director of the National Park Service to refund to each state all of the funds that it used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the period in October 2013 in which there was a lapse in appropriations for that unit. Funds of the National Park Service appropriated after the enactment of this Act shall be used to carry out this Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-124. on 09/09/2015
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Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2015 [S.1443]
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[Native American Affairs ]
[Funding ]
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Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2015 Amends the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to make revisions to the program that provides for the integration of employment, training, and related services programs from federal funds. Revises the types of programs that may be integrated pursuant to an approved integration plan. Sets forth requirements regarding the granting or denial of an Indian tribe's request to waive any applicable statutory, regulatory, or administrative requirements
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Received In The House. on 07/18/2016
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COAL Reform Act of 2015 Coal Oversight and Leasing Reform Act of 2015 [S.1340]
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[Mining ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
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COAL Reform Act of 2015 Coal Oversight and Leasing Reform Act of 2015 This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal the requirement that the Department of the Interior offer under a deferred bonus lease payment system at least 50% of total acreage offered for coal leasing in any one year. Any independent consultants used by Interior for lease sales shall be subject to a nondisclosure agreement and any other confidentiality requirements. Licensees must certify the accuracy of exploration data they submit. A proposed lease sale may not be held
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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USE IT Act United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act [S.1280]
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USE IT Act United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to issue regulations to establish a specified graduated annual production incentive fee with respect to federal onshore and offshore lands subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring. Amounts received for the fee shall be reserved for expenditures on inspection, enforcement, and permitting relating to oil and gas.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act [S.1279]
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[National Security ]
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Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act Directs the Department of the Interior, before conducting a lease sale that would offer leases within 30 nautical miles of the coastline, to consult with the governor of each potentially affected state to establish lease stipulations for the management of the surface occupancy of the areas between the coastline and 30 nautical miles to mitigate potential concerns regarding impacts to coastal viewsheds. Prescribes formal considerations for production facilities. Prohibits Interior from approving a development
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2015 [S.1276]
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[National Security ]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Water ]
Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2015 This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Department of the Interior to make available for leasing, and conduct lease sales including, at least 50% of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area in the Gulf of Mexico considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources. Each proposed oil and gas leasing program must include any state subdivision of an OCS planning area in the Gulf of Mexico requested by
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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FLARE Act Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act [S.1271]
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FLARE Act Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to issue regulations to: (1) prevent or minimize the venting and flaring of gas in oil and gas production operations on federal land onshore and offshore in the United States, and (2) promote the capture and beneficial use or reinjection of gas in such operations. Such regulations shall also treat gas that is flared or vented in operations under a lease as production for which a royalty is required to be paid to the United States. The Government
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.1163]
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[Human Services ]
Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize through FY2020 and revise a grant program administered by the Administration for Native Americans at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages. Decreases the required minimum number of enrollees in educational programs funded by the grant program from: 10 to 5 enrollees in Native American language nests, and 15 to 10 enrollees in the Native American
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Committee On Indian Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 05/11/2016
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Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2015 [S.1160]
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[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2015 Amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to rename: (1) the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 as the Public Lands Service Corps Act of 1993, and (2) the Public Lands Corps as the Public Lands Service Corps (the Corps). Establishes the Corps in the Department of Commerce (as well as in the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior, as under current law). Requires: (1) establishment of a department-level office within the Department of the Interior, Forest Service, and the National Oceanic and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/30/2015
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Subsistence Access Management Act of 2015 [S.1154]
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Subsistence Access Management Act of 2015 Prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, with respect to a community or area designated as rural on or before May 6, 2007, from: redesignating the community or area as nonrural, or adjusting the boundaries of a community or area to render some or all of it as nonrural. Reinstates the list of communities and areas designated as rural (including their boundaries) as in effect on May 6, 2007, and as if the final rule issued May 7, 2007, and entitled "Subsistence Management
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/30/2015
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Public Land Job Creation Act of 2015 [S.113]
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Public Land Job Creation Act of 2015 This bill gives the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 45 days to review a state BLM notice for submission to the Federal Register. If the review has not been completed: (1) the notice shall consider to be approved, and (2) the state BLM office shall immediately forward the notice to the Federal Register for publication.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/07/2015
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Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 [S.112]
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[Water ]
[Economic Development ]
Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce to exclude an area from designation as a critical habitat to conserve an endangered or threatened species if the benefits of exclusion outweigh the benefits of including the area, unless the failure to designate the area as critical habitat will result in the extinction of the species. At the time a proposed rule to designate a critical habitat is published, the appropriate department
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Hearings Held. on 05/06/2015
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GEO Act Geothermal Energy Opportunities Act [S.1057]
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[Science ]
GEO Act Geothermal Energy Opportunities Act This bill requires the Bureau of Land Management to identify high priority areas for new geothermal development and facilitate that development. The bill amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to allow the holder of an oil and gas lease of federal land to also apply for a noncompetitive lease for the production of geothermal energy if: (1) the holder of the oil and gas lease also has an approved drilling permit, (2) geothermal energy will be produced from a well producing or capable of producing oil and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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Expressing support for Lunchtime Music on the Mall in the Nation's capital to benefit the District of Columbia and regional residents as well as visitors and honor the public service of the performers and partners. [HR-800]
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[Tourism ]
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Expressing support for Lunchtime Music on the Mall in the Nation's capital to benefit the District of Columbia and regional residents as well as visitors and honor the public service of the performers and partners. Recognizes and commends: (1) Lunchtime Music on the Mall for enhancing urban life and musical culture in the nation's capital and appreciation of the outdoors at the National Mall; (2) the local performers that bring their talents to Lunchtime Music on the Mall; and (3) the National Park Service, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/27/2016
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Expressing support for Lunchtime Music on the Mall in the Nation's capital to benefit the District of Columbia and regional residents as well as visitors and honor the public service of the performers and partners. [HR-264]
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Expressing support for Lunchtime Music on the Mall in the Nation's capital to benefit the District of Columbia and regional residents as well as visitors and honor the public service of the performers and partners. Recognizes and commends: (1) Lunchtime Music on the Mall as enhancing urban life and musical culture in the nation's capital and appreciation of the National Mall; (2) the local performers that bring their talents to Lunchtime Music on the Mall; and (3) the National Park Service, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 05/26/2015
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Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. [HJR-107]
[Energy ]
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[Mining ]
[Water ]
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. Nullifies the Stream Protection Rule submitted by the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. The rule addresses the impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface water, groundwater, and the productivity of mining operation sites.
Sponsored by: Rep. Evan Jenkins
Introduced In House on 12/20/2016