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2023-07-24T18:00:25Z
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117
[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 2, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LEVIN of California:H.R. 1503.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H1015]
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House
Standing
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Forestry Subcommittee
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2021-04-28T19:46:14Z
  - Discharged from
2022-12-14T14:38:39Z
  - Referred to
2021-03-02T14:03:40Z
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Natural Resources Committee
House
Standing
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Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
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2021-05-05T15:21:51Z
    - Referred to
2021-03-09T00:00:44Z
  - Reported by
2022-12-14T14:38:31Z
  - Markup by
2021-05-05T15:38:00Z
  - Referred to
2021-03-02T14:03:35Z
H. Rept. 117-628
- 2022-12-14
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 452.
Calendars
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U00452
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Committee on Agriculture discharged.
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Agriculture Committee
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Committee on Agriculture discharged.
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Agriculture Committee
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-628, Part I.
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Natural Resources Committee
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-628, Part I.
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Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 15.
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Natural Resources Committee
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee
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Natural Resources Committee
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Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Committee
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Forestry Subcommittee
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Committee
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Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Committee
- 2021-03-02
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Agriculture Committee
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
IntroReferral
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2021-03-02
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2021-03-02
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2021-03-02
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2021-03-02
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2021-03-02
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2021-03-02
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2021-03-08
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2021-03-09
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2021-03-02
Introduced in House
2021-10-29T12:12:58Z
Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021
This bill modifies several provisions related to oil and gas leasing on public lands.
Among other requirements, the bill replaces the competitive auction process with a competitive-sealed bidding process. It also eliminates non-competitive bidding.
Additionally, the bill increases royalty rates, rental rates, and the minimum bid amount. Further, the bill creates a fee for nominating lands for leasing.
Lease sales must be held in each state no more than three times per year instead of quarterly. The bill also decreases lease term durations from 10 to 5 years. Certain lease information must be made available on public websites, including the names of all current and former lessees and operators.
The Department of the Interior may issue master leasing plans to avoid conflicts between mineral leasing and other land uses.
The bill also adds a number of new provisions related to protection of private surface estate owners.
Finally, the bill establishes requirements to protect water resources, including by requiring oil or gas operators to replace certain water supplies affected by drilling, hydraulic fracturing (i.e., fracking), or production operations. In addition, the Bureau of Land Management must issue regulations governing the use of fracking under oil and gas leases for federal lands. The regulations must require (1) baseline water testing, and (2) public disclosure of each chemical used for fracking.
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2022-12-14
Reported to House, Part I
2023-07-24T17:59:08Z
Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021
This bill modifies several provisions related to oil and gas leasing on public lands.
Among other requirements, the bill replaces the competitive auction process with a competitive-sealed bidding process. It also eliminates non-competitive bidding.
Additionally, the bill increases royalty rates, rental rates, and the minimum bid amount. Further, the bill creates a fee for nominating lands for leasing.
Lease sales must be held in each state no more than three times per year instead of quarterly. The bill also decreases lease term durations from 10 to 5 years. Certain lease information must be made available on public websites, including the names of all current and former lessees and operators.
The bill also adds a number of new provisions related to protection of private surface estate owners.
Finally, the bill establishes requirements to protect water resources, including by requiring oil or gas operators to replace certain water supplies affected by drilling, hydraulic fracturing (i.e., fracking), or production operations. In addition, the Bureau of Land Management must issue regulations governing the use of fracking under oil and gas leases for federal lands. The regulations must require (1) baseline water testing, and (2) public disclosure of each chemical used for fracking.

Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021
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Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021
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To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain adjustments in leasing on Federal lands for oil and gas drilling, and for other purposes.
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Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021
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Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021
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2022-12-14T05:00:00Z
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- Introduced in House
2021-03-02T05:00:00Z
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2022-12-14
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 452.
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