3.0.0 4389 2023-01-11T13:32:16Z 2023-01-11T13:32:16Z House HR 2016-01-13 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LOWENTHAL:H.R. 4389.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 H364]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2016-01-19T21:52:06Z Referred to 2016-01-13T14:02:05Z 2016-01-19 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2016-01-13 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 N G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2016-01-13 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2016-02-02 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2016-02-02 False B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2016-02-08 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2016-02-08 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2016-02-08 False T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] Niki Tsongas D MA 3 2016-02-08 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2016-03-17 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2016-03-17 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2016-03-17 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2016-03-17 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2016-03-17 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2016-03-17 False C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2016-03-17 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2016-04-29 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2016-06-16 False Energy Alaska Alternative and renewable resources Energy revenues and royalties Inflation and prices Land use and conservation Oil and gas State and local finance Energy 00 2016-01-13 Introduced in House 2016-04-26T19:41:00Z Ensuring the Taxpayer a Fair Return for Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Resources Act of 2015

This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the minimum acceptable bids and rentals for leases of oil, natural gas, and tar sand on federal land.

Minimum acceptable bids and rentals shall receive inflation adjustments once every four years.

One-third of any amounts received by the United States from sales, bonuses, and royalties, including interest charges collected under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, and from rentals of the public lands in Alaska under the Mineral Leasing Act and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, shall be made available in specified percentages:

  • for use for oil and gas inspection and enforcement;
  • to remediate, reclaim, and properly plug and abandon orphan oil and gas wells on federal lands; and
  • to the state within whose boundaries the leased land is located, or the deposits were derived, for state use in accordance with specified requirements.
]]> Ensuring the Taxpayer a Fair Return for Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Resources Act of 2015 Display Title Ensuring the Taxpayer a Fair Return for Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Resources Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure fair returns for Federal onshore oil and gas resources. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Ensuring the Taxpayer a Fair Return for Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Resources Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4389ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4389ih.xml 2016-01-19 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.