3.0.0 3410 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z House H HR 2011-11-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STIVERS:H.R. 3410.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, section 3, clause 2[Page H7578]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Discharged from 2012-02-01T16:27:05Z Referred to 2011-11-15T19:30:44Z Reported by 2012-02-10T03:00:00Z Markup by 2012-02-01T16:27:31Z Referred to 2011-11-14T19:02:50Z H. Rept. 112-395 Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act 112 1230 HR 2011-05-05 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 13:58:25 Related bill CRS Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act 112 1231 HR 2011-05-17 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52. Related bill CRS 2012-02-09 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00275 2012-02-09 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-395. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2012-02-09 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-395. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2012-02-01 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19. Committee 2012-02-01 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2012-02-01 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged. Committee 2011-11-15 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2011-11-14 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2011-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 N L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2011-11-14 True T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2011-11-14 True F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 2011-11-14 True G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2011-11-14 True W000809 Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] Steve Womack R AR 3 2011-11-14 True R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-29] Tom Reed R NY 29 2011-11-14 True J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2011-11-14 True M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2011-11-14 True K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 2011-11-16 False D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2011-11-17 False S001182 Rep. Schilling, Robert T. [R-IL-17] Robert Schilling R IL T. 17 2011-11-17 False M001150 Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] Candice Miller R MI S. 10 2011-11-18 False G000564 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-20] Christopher Gibson R NY P. 20 2011-11-30 False K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 2011-11-30 False B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2011-11-30 False H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 2011-12-20 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2012-02-01 False N000184 Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] Kristi Noem R SD L. 0 2012-02-02 False Energy American Samoa Caribbean area Congressional oversight Energy revenues and royalties Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Guam Gulf of Mexico Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Northern Mariana Islands Oil and gas Puerto Rico State and local finance U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands Virginia Energy 00 2011-11-14 Introduced in House 2012-02-16T22:10:28Z Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make available for leasing and to conduct lease sales including: (1) at least 50% of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources (on a total btu basis) based upon the most recent national geologic assessment of the OCS, with an emphasis on offering the most geologically prospective parts of the planning area; and (2) any state subdivision of an OCS planning area that the Governor of such state requests be made available for leasing.

Directs the Secretary, in the 2012-2017 5-year oil and gas leasing program, to make available for leasing OCS planning areas that: (1) are estimated to contain more than 2.5 billion barrels of oil; or (2) are estimated to contain more than 7.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

Directs the Secretary, in developing a 5-year oil and gas leasing program, to determine a domestic strategic production goal for the development of oil and natural gas. Makes the production goal for the 2012-2017 5-year oil and gas leasing program an increase by 2027 in daily production of at least: (1) 3 million barrels of oil, and (2) 10 billion cubic feet of natural gas.

Directs the Secretary to conduct proposed offshore oil and gas Lease Sales 216 and 222 (in the central Gulf of Mexico) and Lease Sale 220 (on the OCS offshore Virginia).

Authorizes the Secretary to hold additional lease sales for areas with the greatest potential for new oil and gas development as a result of local support, new seismic findings, or nomination by interested persons.

Amends the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 to repeal the moratorium upon oil and gas leasing, or preleasing, 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 Shelf Lands Act to include within the OCS any submerged lands lying within the United States exclusive economic zone and the Continental Shelf adjacent to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, or other territories of the United States.

Prescribes requirements for the disposition of new leasing revenues among coastal states.

]]> 17 2012-02-09 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2012-04-19T16:16:42Z Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act - Title I: Expanding Offshore Energy Development - (Sec. 101) Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make available for leasing and to conduct lease sales including: (1) at least 50% of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources (on a total btu basis) based upon the most recent national geologic assessment of the OCS, with an emphasis on offering the most geologically prospective parts of the planning area; and (2) any state subdivision of an OCS planning area that the Governor of such state requests be made available for leasing.

Directs the Secretary, in the 2012-2017 5-year oil and gas leasing program, to make available for leasing OCS planning areas that are estimated to contain more than: (1) 2.5 billion barrels of oil; or (2) 7.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

(Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary, in developing a 5-year oil and gas leasing program, to determine a domestic strategic production goal for the development of oil and natural gas. Makes the production goal for the 2012-2017 5-year oil and gas leasing program an increase by 2027 in daily production fof at least: (1) 3 million barrels of oil, and (2) 10 billion cubic feet of natural gas.

Instructs the Secretary to report annually to certain congressional committees on progress in meeting the production goal.

Title II: Conducting Prompt Offshore Lease Sales - (Sec. 201) Directs the Secretary to conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 216 (in the central Gulf of Mexico) within 4 months after the date of enactment of this Act. Deems specified Environmental Impact Statements to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for this lease sale.

(Sec. 202) Directs the Secretary to conduct Lease Sale 220 (on the OCS offshore Virginia) within one year after enactment of this Act.

Requires the Secretary, for each lease block in Lease Sale 220 for which the Secretary of Defense (DOD) proposes deferral from a lease offering due to defense-related activities irreconcilable with mineral exploration and development, to make available in the same lease sale two other lease blocks in the Virginia lease sale planning area that are acceptable for oil and gas exploration and production.

Instructs the Secretary and DOD to work jointly in implementing this Act in order to ensure: (1) preserving the ability of the Armed Forces of the United States to maintain an optimum state of readiness through their continued use of the OCS; and (2) allowing exploration, development, and production of the nation's oil, gas, and renewable energy resources.

Prohibits any exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas off the coast of Virginia that would conflict with any military operation, as determined in accordance with a specified Memorandum of Agreement between DOD and the Department of the Interior.

(Sec. 203) Instructs the Secretary to conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 222 (in the central Gulf of Mexico) no later than September 1, 2012. Deems specified Environmental Impact Statements to satisfy NEPA requirements for this lease sale.

(Sec. 204) Directs the Secretary to offer for sale, by July 1, 2014, leases of tracts in the Southern California Planning Area in the Santa Maria and Santa Barbara/Ventura Basins.

Requires such leases to permit development and production only from existing offshore infrastructure or from onshore-based drilling.

Offers such areas for lease even though the Southern California Planning Area has been omitted under OCSLA from any OCS leasing program.

Declares inapplicable to such lease sales and related activities the requirement that federal activities be consistent with state management programs.

Requires the Secretary to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the lease sales. States that the Secretary, however, is neither required to identify nonleasing alternative courses of action nor to analyze the environmental effects of such alternative courses of action. Restricts the Secretary to: (1) identifying a preferred action for leasing and not more than one alternative leasing proposal, and (2) analyzing environmental effects and potential mitigation measures for that preferred action and alternative leasing proposal.

Directs the Secretary. in preparing the EIS, to consider only public comments that specifically address the Secretary's preferred action and that are filed within 20 days after publication of an environmental analysis.

(Sec. 205) Directs the Secretary to conduct the lease sale formerly known as Lease Sale 214 for tracts located in the North Aleutian Basin Outer Continental Shelf Planning.

(Sec. 206) Authorizes the Secretary to hold additional lease sales for areas with the greatest potential for new oil and gas development as a result of local support, new seismic findings, or nomination by interested persons.

Title III: Leasing in New Offshore Areas - (Sec. 301) Amends the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 to repeal the moratorium upon oil and gas leasing, or preleasing, 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.

(Sec. 302) Reforms, effective July 1, 2012, the administrative boundary between the Central Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area and the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area.

Prohibits the Secretary, between the date of enactment of this Act and June 30, 2025, with certain exceptions, from offering for leasing, preleasing, or related leasing activity any area in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico OCS Planning Area.

Directs the Secretary, however, to conduct planning and leasing for one lease sale in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area in each of 2013, 2014, and 2015.

Requires each such lease sale to consist only of 50 contiguous OCS lease blocks in areas considered to have the greatest potential for oil and gas. Directs the Secretary, in reviewing potential areas for leasing, to focus upon areas of known quantities of hydrocarbons that can be conventionally produced using existing or reasonably foreseeable technology, and for which oil and gas exploration, development, production, and marketing could be carried out expeditiously.

Subjects such lease sales to specified conditions, including limitations at the Secretary's discretion upon: (1) permanent surface occupancy on each lease block if it is incompatible with military operations, (2) drilling schedules and surface occupancy to accommodate defense activities on a short-term or seasonal basis, and (3) permanent surface infrastructure on any OCS lease block closer than 12 nautical miles to the coast of any state (unless the state approves that infrastructure).

Directs the Secretary, for each lease block in a proposed sale for which DOD proposes deferral from a lease offering due to defense-related activities irreconcilable with mineral exploration and development, to make available in the same lease sale two other lease blocks in the same OCS planning area that are acceptable for oil and gas exploration and production.

Prohibits exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico OCS Planning Area that would conflict with any military operation, as determined in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement between DOD and the Department of the Interior.

(Sec. 303) Requires the Secretary to conduct an offshore oil and gas lease sale for areas added to the Central Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area as soon as practicable, but not later than the first lease sale after enactment of this Act in which any area in such planning area is made available for leasing.

(Sec. 304) Amends the OCSLA to include within the OCS any submerged lands lying within the United States exclusive economic zone and the Continental Shelf adjacent to any territory of the United States.

Title IV: Outer Continental Shelf Revenue Sharing - (Sec. 401) Amends OCSLA to set forth requirements for the phased-in disposition of new leasing revenues among coastal states affected by the leases under which those revenues are received.

Sets forth a scheme for allocation of new leasing revenues to coastal states within 200 miles of a leased tract in amounts inversely proportional to the respective distances between the point on the coastline of each such state that is closest to the geographic center of the lease tract.

Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions - (Sec. 501) Expresses the intent of Congress that: (1) this Act will support a healthy and growing U.S. domestic energy sector that helps to reinvigorate American manufacturing, transportation, and service sectors by employing the talents of U.S. workers to assist in the development of energy from domestic sources; and (2) Congress will monitor the deployment of personnel and material onshore and offshore to encourage the development of American technology and manufacturing to enable U.S workers to benefit from this Act through good jobs and careers, as well as the establishment of important industrial facilities to support expanded access to American resources.

Directs the Secretary, when practicable, to encourage the use of U.S. workers and equipment manufactured in the United States in all construction related to OCS mineral and renewable energy resource development under this Act.]]>

Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act Short Titles as Introduced Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act Short Titles as Reported to House Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act H House Display Title Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, to provide fair and equitable revenue sharing for all coastal States, to formulate future offshore energy development plans in areas with the most potential, to generate revenue for American infrastructure, and for other purposes. Reported in House 2012-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3410rh/xml/BILLS-112hr3410rh.xml Introduced in House 2011-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3410ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3410ih.xml 2012-02-09 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275. 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.