3.0.0 3859 2023-01-11T13:27:10Z 2023-01-11T13:27:10Z House H HR 2014-01-13 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LOWENTHAL:H.R. 3859.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution:The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make allneedful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory orother Property belonging to the United States; and nothing inthis Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice anyClaims of the United States, or of any particular State.Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution:The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States.Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution:The Congress shall have Power * * * To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by theConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H183]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2014-01-15T22:17:18Z Referred to 2014-01-13T17:00:10Z 2014-01-15 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2014-01-13 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 N D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2014-01-13 True H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2014-01-13 True W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 33 2014-02-27 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2014-02-27 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2014-02-27 False T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] Niki Tsongas D MA 3 2014-02-27 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2014-03-14 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2014-03-14 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2014-03-14 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2014-03-14 False H001050 Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen W. [D-HI-1] Colleen Hanabusa D HI W. 1 2014-03-14 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2014-03-14 False Energy Energy revenues and royalties Inflation and prices Oil and gas Public contracts and procurement Energy 00 2014-01-13 Introduced in House 2014-03-14T19:28:28Z Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase from $2 per acre to $4 per acre the national minimum acceptable bid for oil and gas leases.

Increases from $2 per acre to $5 per acre the minimum acceptable bid for a tar sand lease.

Increases the annual rental of a lease from $1.50 per acre to $3 per acre for the first through the fifth year of the lease.

Increases the annual lease rental from $2 per acre to $4 per acre for each year after such fifth year.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make a cost-of-living adjustment of such dollar amounts at least once every four years and to publish each one in the Federal Register.

]]> Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act Display Title Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act Short Titles as Introduced Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to adjust minimum bids and annual rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases to reflect inflation, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2014-01-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3859ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3859ih.xml 2014-01-15 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.