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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1645]
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: Management of Lands and Resources; Land Acquisition; Oregon and California Grant Lands; Range Improvements; Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures; and Miscellaneous Trust Funds. Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Murkowski. With Written Report No. 114-70. on 06/23/2015
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Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015 [S.1407]
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Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015 Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend through FY2020 the authorization for deposit and use of lease revenues under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Makes such funds available to the Department of the Interior for FY2015 and afterwards to implement both the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Directs the Bureau of Land Management to establish priority and variance areas on covered land for geothermal, solar, and wind energy projects. Requires Interior to establish
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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Deficit Reduction Through Fair Oil Royalties Act [S.1310]
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Deficit Reduction Through Fair Oil Royalties Act This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing new oil or natural gas production leases in the Gulf of Mexico under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act unless they have been renegotiated to require royalty payments if the price of oil and natural gas is greater than or equal to specified price thresholds. Rentals or royalties received by the United States under covered leases must be deposited in the Treasury and used for federal budget deficit reduction or, if there is no federal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. 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 J. 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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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 R. Warner
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act [S.1278]
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Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to conduct oil and gas lease sales in the Cook Inlet Planning Area, and in the portion of the Beaufort Planning Area located within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of Alaska. Oil and gas leases under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act shall have an initial 20-year lease period (extendable for an additional 20 years) if they are located in the portion of the Beaufort Planning Area or Chukchi Planning Area beyond three nautical miles of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
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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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 F. Wicker
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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GEO Act Geothermal Energy Opportunities Act [S.1057]
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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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End Polluter Welfare Act of 2015 [S.1041]
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End Polluter Welfare Act of 2015 Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the authority of the Department of the Interior to reduce or eliminate royalty payments for oil and natural gas leases in the Outer Continental Shelf. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase minimum royalty payments for coal, oil, and natural gas leases. Amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to prohibit payment of interest upon any overpayment of royalties. Amends the Oil Pollution Act to eliminate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/22/2015
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State Mineral Revenue Protection Act [HB-945]
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State Mineral Revenue Protection Act Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, on the request of a state (other than Alaska) and in lieu of any payments to the state under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA), to convey to the state all right, title, and interest in and to the percentage specified in the FOGRMA for that state of all amounts otherwise required to be paid into the Treasury from sales, bonuses, royalties (including interest charges), and rentals for all public land or deposits
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Ray Lujan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/16/2015
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Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act [HB-70]
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Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to conduct oil and gas lease sales under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. The Deficit Reduction Acreage leased in those sales is in addition to the acreage proposed to be leased under the Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017. This bill establishes the Deficit Reduction Energy Security Fund with sums from the Deficit Reduction Acreage lease sales for 15 years. The sums are to be transferred to the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/02/2015
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Utah Public Lands Initiative Act [HB-5780]
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Utah Public Lands Initiative Act This bill designates specified federal lands as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System in Utah. The bill also: establishes in Utah specified National Conservation Areas and Watershed Management Areas and Special Management Areas, adds specified lands to Arches National Park, and establishes the Jurassic National Monument. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended to designate specified segments of the Colorado, Dolores, Green, Dark Canyon, and San Juan Rivers as wild, scenic,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs Discharged. on 09/22/2016
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Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2016 [HB-5650]
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Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2016 This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to direct the Department of the Treasury to transfer, beginning in FY2016, revenues from energy and mineral development on federal lands totaling $1.3 billion to the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount of the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund, to be available without further appropriation. The purpose of the subaccount is to fund state wildlife conservation and restoration programs for managing fish and wildlife species of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 07/13/2016
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5538]
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: Management of Lands and Resources; Land Acquisition; Oregon and California Grant Lands; Range Improvements; Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures; and Miscellaneous Trust Funds. Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 587. on 09/06/2016
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Certainty for States and Tribes Act [HB-5259]
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Certainty for States and Tribes Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to reestablish the Royalty Policy Committee, which should include members representing states and Indian tribes who produce minerals on federal or tribal land. In addition, Interior must establish a State and Tribal Resources Board, a subcommittee to the Royalty Policy Committee. The board and committee must advise Interior as it formulates policies and regulations regarding mineral production on federal and tribal lands. The board can delay the issuance of a final
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-833. on 11/22/2016
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In the Red Act of 2016 [HB-5106]
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In the Red Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert C. Scott
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/19/2016
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Energy and American Security Act [HB-4826]
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Energy and American Security Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should take appropriate actions to prohibit energy production by the Islamic State and its ability to profit from energy production revenues, and (2) U.S. national energy policy should include consideration of national security. The Department of Energy may provide technical assistance to the Armed Forces regarding Armed Forces activities to address Islamic State energy resources. Such assistance may include identifying: (1) energy resources and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Olson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 03/25/2016
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NC OFFSHORE Act North Carolina Opening Fossil Fuels Safely and Harnessing Opportunities for Robust Employment Act [HB-4749]
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NC OFFSHORE Act North Carolina Opening Fossil Fuels Safely and Harnessing Opportunities for Robust Employment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Hudson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/18/2016
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REFUEL Act Renewable Fuel Utilization, Expansion, and Leadership Act [HB-4673]
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REFUEL Act Renewable Fuel Utilization, Expansion, and Leadership Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 03/22/2016
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Ensuring the Taxpayer a Fair Return for Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Resources Act of 2015 [HB-4389]
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Ensuring the Taxpayer a Fair Return for Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Resources Act of 2015 This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the minimum acceptable bids and rentals for leases of oil, natural gas, and tar sand on federal land. Minimum acceptable bids and rentals shall receive inflation adjustments once every four years. One-third of any amounts received by the United States from sales, bonuses, and royalties, including interest charges collected under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, and from rentals of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 01/19/2016