3.0.0 4017 2023-01-15T10:32:58Z 2023-01-15T10:32:58Z House H HR 2004-03-23 108 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2004-03-26T20:59:34Z Referred to 2004-03-23T17:24:30Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2004-03-24T17:31:48Z Referred to 2004-03-23T17:24:35Z Western Waters and Surface Owners Protection Act 108 3698 HR 2004-03-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E431) Related bill CRS 2004-03-26 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from Interior. Committee 2004-03-26 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2004-03-24 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2004-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2004-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2004-03-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E431-432) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress U000038 Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] MARK UDALL D CO 2 N G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2004-07-22 False O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2004-07-22 False Energy Administrative remedies Agriculture and Food Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Commercial arbitration Compensation (Law) Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Contracts Department of the Interior Environmental Protection Farm lands Federal-Indian relations Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Groundwater Hazardous wastes Indian lands Infrastructure Interstate commissions Landowners Law Legal fees Liability for environmental damages Licenses Methane Minorities Native Americans Oil and gas leases Oil well drilling Planning Pollution control Prospecting Public Lands and Natural Resources Reclamation of land Right of property Right-of-way Soil pollution State laws Surety and fidelity Transportation and Public Works Water Resources Development Water pollution control Water quality Water rights Water supply Water use Wells Energy 00 2004-03-23 Introduced in House 2004-05-21T21:17:56Z Western Waters and Farm Lands Protection Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require operators producing oil or gas (including coalbed methane), to: (1) replace water supplies affected by drilling; (2) reinject water produced by drilling into the aquifer from which it was extracted or one of no better quality; and (3) submit water management plans along with their lease applications.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require pollution discharge permits for the production of oil or gas and permit stipulations to minimize adverse effects from the disposal of extracted waters.

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing exploration and drilling operations on lands where title to oil and gas resources are owned by the United States but the surface estate is owned by a non-Federal entity unless: (1) an agreement has been reached with the surface owner (with the possibility of arbitration); or (2) the operator has made a good faith attempt to secure such an agreement and meets other specified requirements.

Requires the Secretary to give surface owners advance notice of lease sales.

Requires operators to meet specified reclamation standards for lands affected by oil or gas production and to post reclamation bonds.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a Federal remediation program for abandoned wells drilled to explore or develop Federally owned minerals or located on Federal lands; and (2) establish a technical assistance program for States and Tribes addressing environmental problems caused by abandoned wells on other lands.

]]> Western Waters and Farm Lands Protection Act Display Title Western Waters and Farm Lands Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To assure that development of certain Federal oil and gas resources will occur in ways that protect water resources and respect the rights of the surface owners, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Western Waters and Farm Lands Protection Act Introduced in House 2004-03-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4017ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4017ih.xml 2004-03-26 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.