3.0.0 210 2023-01-11T13:34:36Z 2023-01-11T13:34:36Z House HR 2017-01-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:H.R. 210.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H52]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-10T16:32:20Z hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-10T16:32:07Z Reported by 2018-10-23T14:34:45Z Markup by 2017-10-04T19:05:59Z Referred to 2017-01-03T17:19:45Z H. Rept. 115-993 2018-10-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 775. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00775 2018-10-23 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-993. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2018-10-23 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-993. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-10-04 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 15. Committee 2017-10-04 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-02-10 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. Committee 2017-02-10 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. N S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2017-09-18 False C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2018-05-17 False 2018-02-14T21:54:37Z H.R. 210, Native American Energy Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53581 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 4, 2017 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 2017-01-03 Introduced in House 2017-01-17T22:26:14Z Native American Energy Act

This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to permit certain entities to appraise Indian land or trust assets involved in a transaction requiring Department of Interior approval. (Currently, Interior sets appraisal requirements.) A tribe may waive the requirement for an appraisal.

Certain agencies within Interior must use a uniform system of reference numbers and tracking systems for oil and gas wells.

This bill amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to make environmental impact statements for major federal actions (excluding actions related to gaming) on Indian lands available only to certain entities.

The bill sets forth provisions for the judicial review of a cause of action related to energy development on Indian land.

This bill amends the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to direct Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into agreements with Indian tribes to carry out demonstration projects that promote biomass energy production. Interior and USDA may carry out demonstration projects by which tribes may perform the functions of programs under that Act.

Activity pursuant to a tribal resource management plan approved by Interior is considered to be a sustainable management practice.

This bill amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to revise the types and duration of leases the Navajo Nation may enter without Interior's approval.

Certain Interior rules regarding energy production do not apply on land held in trust for Indians or on restricted Indian land, except with the consent of the Indian beneficiaries.

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(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, individuals residing within the affected area, and state and local governments within such 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.

]]> 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 Reported in House 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr210rh/xml/BILLS-115hr210rh.xml Introduced in House 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr210ih/xml/BILLS-115hr210ih.xml 2018-10-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 775. 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.