I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5294 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2010 Mr. Rehberg (for himself and Ms. Herseth Sandlin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prevent Federal agencies from regulating greenhouse gas emissions for purposes of addressing climate change without express and specific statutory authority, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Limit Executive Actions Suspending Energy Act of 2010 or the LEASE Act of 2010.

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Findings

The Congress finds the following: (1)Several well-funded special interest groups filed suit against the Bureau of Land Management to protest 2008 competitive oil and gas lease sales in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. (2)The plaintiffs alleged that the Bureau of Land Management should have analyzed the potential climate change effects of leasing the parcels pursuant to Interior Order 3226. (3)The Bureau of Land Management, in its settlement, agreed to suspend 61 leases issued in 2008 while it conducts further environmental analyses. (4)The Bureau of Land Management postponed scheduled 2010 oil and gas lease sales in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota in order to complete additional environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

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Congressional mandate required

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of any Federal agency may not take any administrative action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions (including by issuing orders, promulgating regulations, or otherwise regulating, monitoring, mitigating, predicting, or documenting such emissions) for purposes of addressing climate change unless a Federal statute expressly and specifically authorizes such action.