3.0.0 6860 2021-06-07T20:06:19Z 2021-06-07T20:06:19Z House H HR 2008-09-10 110 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2008-09-15T16:08:49Z hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2008-09-15T13:52:11Z Referred to 2008-09-10T14:07:16Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-10T14:07:21Z 2008-09-15 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2008-09-15 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Committee 2008-09-10 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2008-09-10 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 2008-09-10 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 2008-09-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 N M001134 Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] SUE MYRICK R NC WILKINS 9 2008-09-15 False D000605 Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] Thelma Drake R VA D. 2 2008-09-15 False P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2008-09-17 False B001256 Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] Michele Bachmann R MN 6 2008-09-17 False M001152 Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] Marilyn Musgrave R CO N. 4 2008-09-17 False F000453 Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5] Mary Fallin R OK 5 2008-09-17 False B001235 Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] HENRY BROWN R SC E. 1 2008-09-17 False P000591 Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] Tom Price R GA 6 2008-09-17 False G000280 Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] VIRGIL GOODE R VA H. 5 2008-09-17 False S001164 Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] Jean Schmidt R OH 2 2008-09-17 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2008-09-17 False B001262 Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] Paul Broun R GA C. 10 2008-09-17 False L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2008-09-17 False G000550 Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] Phil Gingrey R GA 11 2008-09-17 False D000429 Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] JOHN DOOLITTLE R CA T. 4 2008-09-17 False H000528 Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] WALLY HERGER R CA 2 2008-09-17 False M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2008-09-17 False W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2008-09-22 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative remedies Commerce Department of the Interior Energy Energy development Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Federal preemption Gas in submerged lands Gas industry Government Operations and Politics Law Licenses Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Natural gas Oil and gas leases Oil pollution Oil well drilling Petroleum Petroleum in submerged lands Petroleum industry Pollution control Prospecting State laws Water pollution control Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2008-09-10 Introduced in House 2008-12-12T22:06:19Z Oil and Gas Lease Reform Act of 2008 - Declares that no state environmental or pollution control law regulating the emission of pollutants or protecting human health or the environment shall apply to any activity under a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas on federal lands (including submerged lands), including any such state law expressly applicable to such activity under any other federal law.

Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) to define "unnecessary or undue degradation," including: (1) surface or submerged disturbance greater than what would normally result when an activity is being accomplished by a prudent operator in usual, customary, and proficient operations of similar character and taking into considerations the effect of operations on other resources and land uses, including those resources and uses outside the area of operations; (2) failure to initiate and complete reasonable mitigation measures or to comply with applicable federal environmental statutes and regulations thereunder; or (3) failure to abide by the terms and conditions of an approved plan of operations and operations described in a complete notice.

Amends the FLPMA, the Mineral Leasing Act, and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from suspending any lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas, unless: (1) operations under the lease will present an imminent threat or harm to public safety or will significantly damage the public lands outside lease stipulations; or (2) the suspension is requested by the lessee. Prescribes requirements for review and termination of a suspension.

Limits the requirement of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for an environmental impact statement for a lease for oil or natural gas exploration, development, or production on federal lands to: (1) sale of the lease by the lessee; and (2) a single statement and a single review, upon lessee request, with respect to all plans and permits required for exploration, development, production, and construction of infrastructure to be carried out under the lease.

Requires issuance of an exploration, development, or production permit if the Secretary determines that the comprehensive plan for the project complies with NEPA requirements.

Prescribes appeals process, enforcement, and specified related requirements.

]]> Oil and Gas Lease Reform Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Oil and Gas Lease Reform Act of 2008 Display Title Oil and Gas Lease Reform Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To exempt exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas under leases on Federal lands from State environmental and pollution control laws, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-09-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6860ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6860ih.xml 2008-09-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. 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.