American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015

3.0.0 538 2023-01-11T13:29:01Z 2023-01-11T13:29:01Z House HR 2015-01-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 12 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:H.R. 538.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H583]]]> slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Referred to 2015-10-19T21:10:57Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Discharged from 2015-09-10T21:02:58Z Referred to 2015-03-02T19:41:04Z hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Discharged from 2015-09-10T19:42:01Z Referred to 2015-03-02T19:41:16Z Reported by 2015-10-01T18:18:37Z Markup by 2015-09-10T19:40:26Z Referred to 2015-01-26T17:03:00Z H. Rept. 114-276 American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 114 1487 HR 2015-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. Related bill CRS American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 114 791 S 2015-03-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 114 3682 HR 2016-09-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Related bill CRS Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 538) to facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 702) to adapt to changing crude oil market conditions. 114 466 HRES 2015-10-08 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 14:56:48 Related bill House Procedurally-related House North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 114 2012 S 2016-09-08 Conference held. 14:37:58 Related bill CRS 2015-10-19 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-10-08 16:31:06 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2015-10-08 16:31:05 On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 254 - 173 (Roll no. 544). Floor H37100 2 House floor actions 544 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll544.xml House 114 2015-10-08T20:31:05Z 1 2015-10-08 16:31:05 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 254 - 173 (Roll no. 544). Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 544 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll544.xml House 114 2015-10-08T20:31:05Z 1 2015-10-08 16:22:00 On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 184 - 239 (Roll no. 543). (consideration: CR H6919) Floor H36110 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 543 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll543.xml House 114 2015-10-08T20:22:00Z 1 2015-10-08 15:52:15 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H6919) Floor H8A000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-08 15:48:16 Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ben Ray Lujan (NM) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment to ensure that nothing in the underlying legislation will infringe on the authority of the President to protect any sacred or ceremonial Native American tribal site. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-08 15:47:39 Mr. Lujan, Ben Ray (NM) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H6918-6919; text: CR H6918) Floor H36100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-10-08 15:46:53 The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6916-6917) Floor H34400 2 House floor actions 2015-10-08 15:46:15 The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 538. Floor H32600 2 House floor actions 2015-10-08 15:41:17 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 466, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lujan Grisham (NM) Part A amendment no. 2. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-08 15:38:06 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 466, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young (AK) Part A amendment no. 1. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-08 14:59:05 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 538. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-08 14:58:30 The Speaker designated the Honorable David Rouzer to act as Chairman of the Committee. Floor H32400 2 House floor actions 2015-10-08 14:58:12 House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 466 and Rule XVIII. Floor H32020 2 House floor actions 2015-10-08 14:57:48 For H.R. 538, resolution provides for one hour of debate, makes specified amendments in order and allows one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. For H.R. 702, resolution provides for one hour of debate, makes specified amendments in order and allows one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-08 14:57:43 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 466. (consideration: CR H6911-6920) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-07 18:38:48 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 466 Reported to House. For H.R. 538, resolution provides for one hour of debate, makes specified amendments in order and allows one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. For H.R. 702, resolution provides for one hour of debate, makes specified amendments in order and allows one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. Floor H1L210 2 House floor actions 2015-10-01 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00208 2015-10-01 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-276. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-10-01 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-276. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-09-10 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged. Committee 2015-09-10 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged. Committee 2015-09-10 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 12. Committee 2015-09-10 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-09-09 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-03-02 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. Committee 2015-03-02 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2015-01-26 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. N G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2015-09-10 False 2015-10-01T20:27:07Z H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50862 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 10, 2015 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 Native Americans

00 2015-01-26 Introduced in House 2016-02-09T18:19:17Z Native American Energy Act

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to allow the Department 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 Interior approval. Deems an appraisal approved if Interior fails to respond in 60 days. Gives tribes the option of waiving such appraisals.

Requires each agency within 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.

Sets forth provisions for the judicial review of an energy related action.

Amends the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to direct Interior 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.

Amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to allow the Navajo Nation to enter into mineral resource leases on their restricted lands without Interior's approval. Extends the lease terms for commercial or agricultural leases.

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

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79 2015-10-01 Reported to House without amendment 2016-03-22T11:42:46Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Native American Energy Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to allow the Department 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 Interior approval. (Currently, Interior sets appraisal requirements.)

Interior must approve or disapprove an appraisal within 60 days or the appraisal is deemed approved.

A tribe may waive the requirement for an appraisal if it also waives any claims for damages it might have against the United States as a result of the lack of an appraisal.

(Sec. 3) Each agency within Interior involved in the review of oil and gas activities on Indian lands must use a uniform system of reference numbers and tracking systems for oil and gas wells.

(Sec. 4) This bill 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 tribe and individuals residing within the affected area.

(Sec. 5) This bill sets forth provisions for the judicial review of a cause of action related to energy development on Indian land.

(Sec. 6) This bill amends the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to direct Interior, for land under Bureau of Land Management jurisdiction, and the Department of Agriculture, for land under Forest Service jurisdiction, 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.

(Sec. 7) Activity pursuant to a tribal resource management plan or an integrated resource management plan approved by Interior under the National Indian Forest Resources Management Act or the American Indian Agricultural Resource Management Act is considered to be a sustainable management practice.

(Sec. 8) This bill amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to allow the Navajo Nation to enter into mineral resource leases on their restricted lands without Interior's approval. The maximum term of a Navajo Nation lease that does not require Interior's approval is extended for commercial and agricultural leases and established for mineral resource leases.

(Sec. 9) Interior rules regarding hydraulic fracturing do not apply on land held in trust for Indians or on restricted Indian land, except with the express consent of the Indian beneficiaries. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation.

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36 2015-10-08 Passed House amended 2016-03-22T11:43:12Z Native American Energy Act

Interior must approve or disapprove an appraisal within 60 days or the appraisal is deemed approved.

A tribe may waive the requirement for an appraisal if it also waives any claims for damages it might have against the United States as a result of the lack of an appraisal.

(Sec. 3) Each agency within Interior involved in the review of oil and gas activities on Indian lands must use a uniform system of reference numbers and tracking systems for oil and gas wells.

(Sec. 4) This bill amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to make the environmental impact statement for a major federal action (excluding an action related to gaming) on Indian lands available for review and comment only to the affected tribe, individuals residing within the affected area, and state, tribal, and local governments within the affected area.

(Sec. 5) This bill sets forth provisions for the judicial review of a cause of action related to energy development on Indian land.

(Sec. 6) This bill amends the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to direct Interior, for land under Bureau of Land Management jurisdiction, and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), for land under Forest Service jurisdiction, 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. Interior and USDA may carry out demonstration projects by which tribes may perform the functions of programs under the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004.

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Native American Energy Act Display Title Native American Energy Act 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Native American Energy Act Short Titles as Reported to House Native American Energy Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Native American Energy Act H House 712 114 HAMDT An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 114-290 to allow the Forest Service to create a pilot program that would execute contracts with tribes to perform administrative, management, and other functions of programs of the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004. Amendment allows the Forest Service to create a pilot program that would execute contracts with tribes to perform administrative, management, and other functions of programs of the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004. 2020-12-15T18:04:54Z 2015-10-08 On agreeing to the Lujan Grisham (NM) amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. 15:45:35 L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z House of Representatives 114 HR House H 538 Native American Energy Act 2023-01-11T13:29:01Z 7 2015-10-08 15:45:35 On agreeing to the Lujan Grisham (NM) amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor H32111 2 House floor actions 2015-10-08 15:41:11 Amendment (A002) offered by Ms. Lujan Grisham (NM). (consideration: CR H6918; text: CR H6918) Floor H3A100 2 House floor actions 2015-10-08 15:45:35 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole NotUsed 76000 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-08 House amendment offered Floor 71000 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-08 15:41:11 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A002) offered by Ms. Lujan Grisham (NM).(consideration: CR H6918; text: CR H6918) NotUsed 71500 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-08 15:45:35 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Lujan Grisham (NM) amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 72000 9 Library of Congress 711 114 HAMDT Amendment clarifies who may submit public comments on a NEPA study concerning a Federal permit or land approval for Indian lands, and preserves current NEPA requirements concerning tribal gaming proposals. Amendment clarifies who may submit public comments on a NEPA study concerning a Federal permit or land approval for Indian lands, and preserves current NEPA requirements concerning tribal gaming proposals. 2020-12-15T18:04:54Z 2015-10-08 On agreeing to the Young (AK) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. 15:40:58 Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z House of Representatives 114 HR House H 538 Native American Energy Act 2023-01-11T13:29:01Z 7 2015-10-08 15:40:58 On agreeing to the Young (AK) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor H32111 2 House floor actions 2015-10-08 15:38:03 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Young (AK). (consideration: CR H6917-6918; text: CR H6917) Floor H3A100 2 House floor actions 2015-10-08 15:38:03 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Young (AK).(consideration: CR H6917-6918; text: CR H6917) NotUsed 71500 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-08 15:40:58 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole NotUsed 76000 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-08 15:40:58 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Young (AK) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 72000 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-08 House amendment offered Floor 71000 9 Library of Congress Referred in Senate 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr538rfs/xml/BILLS-114hr538rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr538eh/xml/BILLS-114hr538eh.xml Reported in House 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr538rh/xml/BILLS-114hr538rh.xml Introduced in House 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr538ih/xml/BILLS-114hr538ih.xml 2015-10-19 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. 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.