3.0.0 1548 2023-01-11T13:23:51Z 2023-01-11T13:23:51Z House H HR 2013-04-12 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:H.R. 1548.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:article 1 section 8 clause 3.[Page H1993]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Discharged from 2013-06-12T17:02:16Z Hearings by 2013-04-26T20:23:47Z Referred to 2013-04-23T20:20:40Z hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Discharged from 2013-06-12T17:02:10Z Referred to 2013-04-23T20:20:50Z hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Discharged from 2013-06-12T17:01:59Z Referred to 2013-04-23T20:20:30Z Reported by 2013-11-13T00:16:42Z Markup by 2013-06-12T17:03:11Z Referred to 2013-04-12T14:04:05Z H. Rept. 113-263 American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act 113 2 HR 2014-11-17 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601. Related bill CRS Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 113 4899 HR 2014-06-26 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2013-11-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 189. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00189 2013-11-12 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-263. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2013-11-12 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-263. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2013-06-12 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 15. Committee 2013-06-12 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2013-06-12 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged. Committee 2013-06-12 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged. Committee 2013-06-12 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged. Committee 2013-04-26 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2013-04-23 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. Committee 2013-04-23 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. Committee 2013-04-23 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2013-04-12 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2013-04-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. N Native Americans Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Alternative and renewable resources Civil actions and liability Coal Contracts and agency Department of the Interior Electric power generation and transmission Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Federal-Indian relations Forests, forestry, trees Indian lands and resources rights Indian social and development programs Judicial review and appeals Land transfers Land use and conservation Legal fees and court costs Licensing and registrations Oil and gas User charges and fees Native Americans 00 2013-04-12 Introduced in House 2015-01-20T22:49:52Z Native American Energy Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to allow the Secretary of the Interior, an affected Indian tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the Indian tribe to appraise Indian land or trust assets involved in a transaction requiring the Secretary's approval. Gives tribes the option of waiving such appraisals.

Requires each agency within the Department of the Interior involved in the review of oil and gas activities on Indian lands to use a uniform system of reference numbers and tracking systems for oil and gas wells.

Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to make the environmental impact statement for major federal action on Indian lands available for review and comment only to the affected Indian tribe and individuals residing within the affected area.

Prohibits the Secretary from collecting a fee for: (1) applying for a permit to drill on Indian land, (2) oil or gas inspection activities on such lands, or (3) any oil or gas lease for nonproducing acreage on Indian land.

Requires plaintiffs who obtain a preliminary injunction or administrative stay in Indian energy related actions to post bond. Subjects them to liability for a defendant's harm should they not ultimately prevail on the merits of the energy related action. Prohibits plaintiffs in Indian energy related actions against the federal government from receiving certain federal payments for their fees or expenses.

Amends the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to direct the Secretary to enter into agreements with Indian tribes to carry out demonstration projects that promote biomass energy production on Indian forest land and in nearby communities by providing tribes with reliable supplies of woody biomass from federal lands.

Considers activities conducted or resources harvested or produced pursuant to a tribal resource management plan or an integrated resource management plan approved by the Secretary to be a sustainable management practice when sustainability is federally required.

Amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to authorize the Navajo Nation to enter into commercial or agricultural leases of up to 99 years on their restricted lands without the Secretary's approval, provided they are executed under tribal regulations approved by the Secretary.

Allows the Navajo Nation to enter into mineral resource leases on their restricted lands without the Secretary's approval if they are executed under approved tribal regulations and do not exceed 25 years, though they may include a renewal option for one additional term not exceeding 25 years.

Prohibits any Department of the Interior rule regarding hydraulic fracturing, used in oil and gas development or production, from having any effect on land held in trust or restricted status for Indians, except with the express consent of its Indian beneficiaries.

]]> 17 2013-11-12 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2015-01-22T15:05:41Z Native American Energy Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to allow the Secretary of the Interior, an affected Indian tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the Indian tribe to appraise Indian land or trust assets involved in a transaction requiring the Secretary's approval.

Deems an appraisal that is conducted by an Indian tribe or by an appraiser under contract with an Indian tribe to be approved if the Secretary does not approve or disapprove of the appraisal within 60 days of receiving it.

Gives tribes the option of waiving such appraisals if they give the Secretary an unambiguous indication of tribal intent to do so that includes an express waiver of any claims they might have against the United States that result from forgoing the appraisal.

(Sec. 4) Requires each agency within the Department of the Interior involved in the review of oil and gas activities on Indian lands to use a uniform system of reference numbers and tracking systems for oil and gas wells.

(Sec. 5) Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to make the environmental impact statement for major federal action on Indian lands available for review and comment only to the affected Indian tribe and individuals residing within the affected area.

(Sec. 6) Prohibits the Secretary from collecting a fee for: (1) applying for a permit to drill on Indian land, (2) oil or gas inspection activities on such lands, or (3) any oil or gas lease for nonproducing acreage on Indian land.

(Sec. 7) Requires plaintiffs who obtain a preliminary injunction or administrative stay in Indian energy related actions to post bond. (Indian energy related actions are those concerned with energy activities undertaken on Indian land or by Indian tribes on other lands.)

Subjects plaintiffs to liability for a defendant's harm should they not ultimately prevail on the merits of the energy related action. Prohibits plaintiffs in Indian energy related actions against the federal government from receiving certain federal payments for their fees or expenses.

(Sec. 8) Amends the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to direct the Secretary to enter into agreements with Indian tribes, from FY2014-FY2018, to carry out demonstration projects that promote biomass energy production on Indian forest land and in nearby communities by providing tribes with reliable supplies of woody biomass from federal lands.

Requires the creation of at least four new demonstration projects during each of those fiscal years.

Directs the Secretary, when reviewing project applications, to consider whether a proposed demonstration project will:

  • increase the availability or reliability of local or regional energy,
  • enhance the tribe's economic development,
  • improve the connection of electric power transmission facilities serving the tribe with other electric transmission facilities,
  • improve the forest health or watersheds of federal land or Indian forest land or rangeland, or
  • otherwise promote woody biomass use.

Directs the Secretary, to the extent practicable, to incorporate management plans in effect on Indian forest land or rangeland into demonstration project agreements affecting those lands.

Prohibits the agreements from having a term that exceeds 20 years, but allows them to be renewed for up to ten additional years.

(Sec. 9) Considers activities conducted or resources harvested or produced pursuant to a tribal resource management plan or an integrated resource management plan approved by the Secretary to be a sustainable management practice when sustainability is federally required.

(Sec. 10) Amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to authorize the Navajo Nation to enter into commercial or agricultural leases of up to 99 years on their restricted lands without the Secretary's approval, provided they are executed under tribal regulations approved by the Secretary.

Allows the Navajo Nation to enter into mineral resource leases on their restricted lands without the Secretary's approval if they are executed under approved tribal regulations and do not exceed 25 years, though they may include a renewal option for one additional term not exceeding 25 years.

(Sec. 11) Prohibits any Department of the Interior rule regarding hydraulic fracturing, used in oil and gas development or production, from having any effect on land held in trust or restricted status for Indians, except with the express consent of its Indian beneficiaries.

]]> Native American Energy Act Display Title Native American Energy Act Short Titles as Introduced Native American Energy Act Short Titles as Reported to House Native American Energy Act H House Official Title as Introduced To facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands, and for other purposes. Reported in House 2013-11-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1548rh/xml/BILLS-113hr1548rh.xml Introduced in House 2013-04-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1548ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1548ih.xml 2013-11-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 189. 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.