3.0.0 2986 2023-01-11T13:48:59Z 2023-01-11T13:48:59Z House HR 2021-05-04 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 4, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. LEE of Nevada:H.R. 2986.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 1 provides Congress with thepower to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts andExcises'' in order to ``provide for the . . . general Welfareof the United States.''[Page H2142]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2021-06-19T17:08:18Z hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2021-06-19T17:08:11Z Referred to 2021-05-04T14:04:25Z End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021 117 607 S 2021-10-19 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. Identical bill CRS 2021-06-19 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Committee 2021-06-19 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2021-05-04 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2021-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 N H001066 Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] Steven Horsford D NV 4 2021-05-13 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2021-09-20 False P000618 Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] Katie Porter D CA 45 2021-11-03 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2021-11-09 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2021-11-30 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2021-05-04 Introduced in House 2021-06-30T20:21:57Z End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021

This bill specifies requirements for the leasing of oil and gas resources on federal lands.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), with respect to certain federal land that is covered by a reasonably foreseeable development scenario (i.e., a long-term projection of oil and gas development) shall not offer the land for lease until such scenario includes an assessment of the land's oil and gas potential that specifically identifies the potential for all acres subject to decisions on availability for leasing.

If certain federal land that is otherwise available for leasing of oil and gas resources is not covered by a reasonably foreseeable development scenario, the BLM shall complete such a scenario in accordance with the requirements and factors described in this bill.

In general, the BLM shall not offer for lease certain federal land otherwise available for leasing of oil and gas resources if such land is designated in the applicable reasonably foreseeable development scenario as having low or no potential for the development of oil or gas resources. However, the bill provides for a variance process.

With respect to each of these requirements, exceptions apply for federal land that is leased for the purpose of preventing oil or gas drainage or that meets specified requirements related to size and proximity to an oil- or gas-producing well.

]]> End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021 Display Title End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To discourage speculative oil and gas leasing and to promote enhanced multiple use management of public land and National Forest System land, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2986ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2986ih.xml 2021-06-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. 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.