3.0.0 624 2023-01-11T13:47:47Z 2023-01-11T13:47:47Z Senate S 2021-03-09 117 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-09T22:44:42Z 2021-03-09 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2021-03-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV N G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2021-03-09 True H000273 Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] John Hickenlooper D CO W. 2021-09-22 False Energy Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of the Interior Energy revenues and royalties Government studies and investigations Inflation and prices Oil and gas Performance measurement User charges and fees Energy 00 2021-03-09 Introduced in Senate 2021-06-29T19:09:01Z Fair Returns for Public Lands Act of 2021

This bill revises the royalty system applicable to leases of public lands for oil and gas production.

Specifically, it increases royalty rates, rental rates, and minimum bidding standards for onshore oil and gas leasing. In addition, it establishes a new fee that must be paid by any person who nominates public lands for such leasing.

Finally, the bill requires the Department of the Interior to adjust these rates and fees for inflation at least every four years.

]]> Fair Returns for Public Lands Act of 2021 Display Title Fair Returns for Public Lands Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase certain royalty rates, minimum bid amounts, and rental rates, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Fair Returns for Public Lands Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s624is/xml/BILLS-117s624is.xml 2021-03-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 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.