3.0.0 3446 2021-09-28T14:16:27Z 2021-09-28T14:16:27Z House H HR 2011-11-16 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MARKEY:H.R. 3446.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H7714]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2011-12-05T19:27:01Z Referred to 2011-11-16T15:02:30Z USE IT Act 112 927 HR 2011-03-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Related bill CRS Deficit Reduction Through Fair Oil Royalties Act 112 1352 HR 2011-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Related bill CRS No Free Inspections for Oil Companies Act 112 2566 HR 2011-07-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Related bill CRS Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Royalty Giveaway Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act 112 2673 HR 2011-07-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Related bill CRS 2011-12-05 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2011-11-16 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2011-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 N H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2011-11-16 True K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2011-11-16 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2011-11-16 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2011-11-16 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2011-11-16 True P000596 Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] Pedro Pierluisi D PR R. 0 2011-11-16 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2011-11-16 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Air quality Alaska Budget deficits and national debt Business records Civil actions and liability Coal Crimes against animals and natural resources Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Energy prices Energy revenues and royalties Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Federal-Indian relations Forests, forestry, trees General public lands matters Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Gulf of Mexico Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Historical and cultural resources Judicial review and appeals Land use and conservation Legal fees and court costs Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Mining Monuments and memorials Oil and gas Parks, recreation areas, trails Pollution liability Soil pollution User charges and fees Water quality Water use and supply Watersheds Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2011-11-16 Introduced in House 2012-02-27T20:31:05Z Fair Payment for Energy and Mineral Production on Public Lands Act - United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act or USE IT Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) 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.

Deficit Reduction Through Fair Oil Royalties Act - Prohibits the Secretary from issuing new oil or natural gas production leases in the Gulf of Mexico under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to a person that does not renegotiate its existing leases in order to require royalty payments if oil and natural gas prices are greater than or equal to specified price thresholds.

Requires rentals or royalties received by the United States to be deposited in the Treasury for federal budget deficit reduction or, if there is no federal budget deficit, for reducing the federal debt.

No Free Inspections for Oil Companies Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary to establish and collect inspection fees from operators of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) facilities.

Establishes in the Treasury the Ocean Energy Enforcement Fund as depository for such fees.

Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Royalty Giveaway Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act - Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit: (1) 87.5% of qualified outer Continental Shelf (OCS) revenues into the general fund of the Treasury, and (2) 12.5 % of qualified OCS revenues in a special account in the Treasury to be disbursed 100% to provide financial assistance to states.

Requires rentals or royalties received by the United States from leases under such Act to be deposited into the Treasury and used for federal budget deficit reduction or, if there is no federal budget deficit, for reducing the federal debt.

Hardrock Mining Reform and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 - Applies this Act to any mining claim, millsite claim, or tunnel site claim located under the general mining laws or used for beneficiation or mineral processing activities, regardless of whether legal and beneficial title to the mineral is held by the United States.

Conditions federal issuance of a patent for any such mining or millsite claim upon specified determinations by the Secretary.

Subjects production of locatable minerals to a royalty of 12.5% of the gross income from mining.

Prescribes a hardrock mining claim maintenance fee for each unpatented mining claim, mill, or tunnel site on federally owned lands.

Designates certain wilderness study areas, areas of critical environmental concern, and related areas as not open to location of mining claims.

Permits a state or local government or Indian tribe to petition the Secretary for withdrawal of specific federal land from operation of the general mining laws in order to protect specific values.

Instructs the Secretary to ensure that mineral activities on federal land subject to a claim are carefully controlled to prevent undue degradation of public lands and resources.

Prescribes requirements for the exploration permit process and for operations permits, including financial assurances.

Requires restoration of lands to a condition capable of supporting prior uses or other beneficial uses.

Amends the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to initiate prompt actions to improve the availability and analysis of mineral data in public land use decision-making with respect to National Forest System lands.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to subject certain oil shale claims to the reclamation requirements of this Act.

Repeals the Building Stone Act and the Saline Placer Act.

Abandoned Mine Reclamation and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 - Requires each operator of a hardrock mining operation to pay the Secretary a displaced material reclamation fee of 7 cents per ton of displaced material.

Establishes the Abandoned Mine Cleanup Fund for: (1) deposit of such fees, and (2) use for grants to public entities for reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by past mineral activities on certain federal lands.

Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to rename the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund as the Coal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.

Revises requirements for allocation of amounts from the Fund to states and Indian tribes for reclamation grants, administrative grants, and related uses. Repeals authority to use such amounts for water supply restoration, certain agreements for reclamation of rural lands, and the filling of voids and sealing of tunnels.

Prescribes requirements for state or Indian tribe application for reclamation funds.

Administrative Cost Recovery for Oil and Natural Gas on Public Lands Act of 2011 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal the prohibition against reducing for federal administrative costs any payments to states from the proceeds of sales, bonuses, and royalties paid to the United States under oil and natural gas rentals of public lands. Requires such payments, beginning in FY2013, to be reduced by 2% for any such costs.

]]> Fair Payment for Energy and Mineral Production on Public Lands Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Administrative Cost Recovery for Oil and Natural Gas on Public Lands Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Hardrock Mining Reform and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill USE IT Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Abandoned Mine Reclamation and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Royalty Giveaway Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Deficit Reduction Through Fair Oil Royalties Act Display Title Fair Payment for Energy and Mineral Production on Public Lands Act Short Titles as Introduced Fair Payment for Energy and Mineral Production on Public Lands Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish an annual production incentive fee with respect to Federal onshore and offshore lands that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring, and for other purposes. Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill No Free Inspections for Oil Companies Act Introduced in House 2011-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3446ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3446ih.xml 2011-12-05 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.