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Offshore Lease Fairness Act [HB-939]
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Offshore Lease Fairness Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase from 27% to 50% the revenues: (1) shared with states from leases within three miles of the coast line entered into after enactment of this Act; and (2) from energy-related activities for any lease, easement, or right-of-way granted after enactment of this Act. Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to redefine current qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues as sums received by the United States from leases entered into between December 20, 2006,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/10/2011
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United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act [HB-927]
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United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act or USE IT Act - Directs the Secretary 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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/08/2011
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Roadmap for America's Energy Future [HB-909]
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A Roadmap for America's Energy Future - Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 to have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior as a final oil and gas leasing program in full compliance with specified environmental law. Directs such Secretary to conduct a lease sale every 270 days in each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning region for which there is a commercial interest in purchasing federal oil and gas leases for OCS production. Requires the federal share of proceeds of lease sales from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/03/2011
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Maximize Offshore Resource Exploration Act of 2011 [HB-903]
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Maximize Offshore Resource Exploration Act of 20011 or MORE Act of 20011 - Declares without force or effect all federal prohibitions against the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Revokes all withdrawals of federal submerged lands from leasing for oil and natural gas exploration and production. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from granting an oil or natural gas lease for any OCS located
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert E. Latta
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/07/2011
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Clean Fuels Innovation Act of 2012 [HB-6503]
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Clean Fuels Innovation Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) complete the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to analyze the potential impacts of the development of renewable energy on public land and any land use plans, and (2) amend such land use plans as determined appropriate. Establishes similar requirements for the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) with respect to National Forest
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brian P. Bilbray
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 10/19/2012
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Saving Our Dams and New Hydropower Development and Jobs Act of 2012 [HB-6247]
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Saving Our Dams and New Hydropower Development and Jobs Act of 2012 - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize small conduit hydropower development. Designates the Power Resources Office of the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead office of small conduit hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities. Requires the Administrators of the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration to include in monthly billings sent to customers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kristi L. Noem
Committee Hearings Held. on 08/15/2012
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Federal Lands Energy Regulatory Certainty Act of 2012 [HB-6235]
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Federal Lands Energy Regulatory Certainty Act of 2012 - Bars the Secretary of the Interior, before submitting the final report on the study specified below, from taking any action to finalize or otherwise implement provisions contained in the proposed rule entitled "Oil and Gas; Well Stimulation, Including Hydraulic Fracturing, on Federal and Indian Lands". Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to study, for the 10-year period following enactment of this Act, as if such rule was applied: (1) the anticipated expenditure of resources by the Bureau
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Flores
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 08/08/2012
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To promote the development of renewable energy on public lands, and for other purposes. [HB-6154]
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Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2012 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require amounts received through FY2020 (currently, through FY2010) from leases under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to be available to the Secretary of the Interior to spend in such amounts as are provided in advance appropriations acts for implementing such Acts. Requires the Secretary of Interior to establish a wind and solar leasing pilot program under which lease sales are conducted on covered public lands administered by the Secretary to carry
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 08/13/2012
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-6091]
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies for FY2013. Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY2013 to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: (1) land and resource management; (2) land acquisition; (3) Oregon and California grant lands; (4) range improvements; (5) service charges, deposits, and forfeitures with respect to public lands; and (6) miscellaneous
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael K. Simpson
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 112-589, By Mr. Simpson. on 07/10/2012
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Hydro 2.0 Act [HB-6024]
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Hydro 2.0 Act - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain additions, improvements, efficiencies, and replacements of power generation facilities at existing Reclamation project facilities, including exclusive development of non-federal power at Bureau of Reclamation facilities. Predicates such authority upon: (1) use of the lease of power privilege by the Commissioner to approve such development
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 06/29/2012
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Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2012 [HB-5991]
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Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2012 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require amounts received through FY2020 (currently, through FY2010) from leases under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to be available to the Secretary of the Interior for implementing the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as well as the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Requires the Secretary to: (1) complete and finalize the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States in accordance with the National
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 08/13/2012
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End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 [HB-5745]
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End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the authority of the Secretary 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. Repeals the program for ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resource exploration and production. Amends the Oil Pollution Act to eliminate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On International Monetary Policy And Trade. on 07/11/2012
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Implementing the Recommendations of the BP Oil Spill Commission Act of 2011 [HB-501]
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Implementing the Recommendations of the BP Oil Spill Commission Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Department of the Interior: (1) a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to administer a program of offshore energy and mineral resources management on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); (2) a Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to administer safety and environmental enforcement activities related to such resources; (3) a National Oil and Gas Health and Safety Academy to train Department of the Interior personnel; and (4) an Office of Natural Resources
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 02/25/2011
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American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act [HB-49]
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American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement a competitive leasing program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources on the Coastal Plain of Alaska. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 to repeal the prohibition against leasing or other development leading to production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Deems any oil and gas leasing programs and activities authorized by this Act to be in compliance
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 02/10/2011
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Energy Exploration and Production to Achieve National Demand Act [HB-4301]
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Energy Exploration and Production to Achieve National Demand Act or EXPAND Act - Title I: Development of Federal Energy Resources - Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to repeal the moratorium upon oil and gas leasing (or any related activity) in: (1) any area east of the Military Mission Line in the Gulf of Mexico; (2) any area in the Eastern Planning Area that is within 125 miles of the Florida coastline; or (3) specified areas within the Central Planning Area and within 100 miles of the Florida coastline. Amends the Outer Continental
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 07/10/2012
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Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2012 [HB-4108]
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Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow additional allocations of credits under the qualifying advanced energy project (i.e., the project for the production of renewable and alternative energy resources) in 2012. Limits or repeals certain tax benefits for major integrated oil companies (defined as companies with annual gross receipts over $1 billion and an average daily worldwide production of crude oil of at least 500,000 barrels), including: (1) the foreign tax credit; (2) the tax deduction for income attributable
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Sponsored by: Rep. Shelley Berkley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/09/2012
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Mid-Atlantic Energy and Jobs Act of 2012 [HB-3882]
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Mid-Atlantic Energy and Jobs Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to include: (1) Lease Sale 220 off the coast of Virginia in the proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas leasing program for the 2012-2017 period, and (2) the OCS off the coast of Virginia in the leasing program for each 5-year period after the 2012-2017 period. Directs the Secretary to implement within one year after enactment of this Act: (1) Lease Sale 220; and (2) lease sales for any other OCS areas in the Mid-Atlantic planning area as a result
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 02/17/2012
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American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 [HB-3864]
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American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through September 30, 2016, the expenditure authority for the Highway Trust Fund; and (2) extend through September 30, 2018, current excise tax rates on motor fuels (i.e., gasoline, diesel fuel and kerosene, and special motor fuels), excise taxes on heavy highway vehicles and highway tires, and the use tax on heavy vehicles. Appropriates to the Highway Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the net increase in revenues from onshore and offshore
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Camp
Reported By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 112-396, Part I. on 02/09/2012
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Gas Price Spike Act of 2012 [HB-3784]
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Gas Price Spike Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an excise tax on the windfall profit from the sale of any crude oil, natural gas, or fuel which is the product of crude oil or natural gas; and (2) allow a tax credit for the purchase of certain fuel-efficient automobiles assembled in the United States by individuals employed under a collective bargaining agreement. Defines "windfall profit" as so much of the profit from sales of oil and natural gas as exceeds a reasonable profit. Establishes a Reasonable Profits Board
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Conyers
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 01/19/2012
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Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act [HB-3710]
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Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct oil and gas lease sales under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for an additional 10% of acreage of the outer Continental Shelf proposed to be leased under the Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017. Requires: (1) such additional acreage to be known as the Deficit Reduction Acreage, and (2) the Secretary to lease at least 20% of such Deficit Reduction Acreage in each such year. Establishes the Deficit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 01/12/2012