[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4480 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4480

   To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas 
 exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
 Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, 
    the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
 Secretary of Defense in response to a drawdown of petroleum reserves 
                 from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 24, 2012

   Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Canseco, Mr. Olson, Mr. Coffman of 
    Colorado, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Landry, Mrs. 
  McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Berg) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
 in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and 
   Armed Services, 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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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas 
 exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
 Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, 
    the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
 Secretary of Defense in response to a drawdown of petroleum reserves 
                 from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strategic Energy Production Act of 
2012''.

SEC. 2. PLAN FOR INCREASING DOMESTIC OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, 
              DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION FROM FEDERAL LANDS IN 
              RESPONSE TO STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN.

    Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6241) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(k) Plan.--
            ``(1) Contents.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date on which the Secretary executes, in accordance 
                with the provisions of this section, the first sale 
                after the date of enactment of this subsection of 
                petroleum products in the Reserve the Secretary shall 
                develop a plan to increase the percentage of Federal 
                lands (including submerged lands of the Outer 
                Continental Shelf) under the jurisdiction of the 
                Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the 
                Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense 
                leased for oil and gas exploration, development, and 
                production. The percentage of the total amount of the 
                Federal lands described in the preceding sentence by 
                which the plan developed under this paragraph will 
                increase leasing for oil and gas exploration, 
                development, and production shall be the same as the 
                percentage of petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum 
                Reserve that was drawn down.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--The plan developed under this 
                paragraph shall--
                            ``(i) be consistent with a national energy 
                        policy to meet the present and future energy 
                        needs of the Nation consistent with economic 
                        goals; and
                            ``(ii) promote the interests of consumers 
                        through the provision of an adequate and 
                        reliable supply of domestic transportation 
                        fuels at the lowest reasonable cost.
                    ``(C) Energy information.--The Secretary shall base 
                the determination of the present and future energy 
                needs of the Nation, for purposes of subparagraph 
                (B)(i), on information from the Energy Information 
                Administration.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The plan developed under paragraph (1) 
        shall not provide for oil and gas exploration, development, and 
        production leasing of a total of more than 10 percent of the 
        Federal lands described in paragraph (1)(A).
            ``(3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall develop the plan 
        required by paragraph (1) in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary 
        of Defense. Additionally, in developing the plan, the Secretary 
        shall consult with the American Association of Petroleum 
        Geologists and other State, environmentalist, and oil and gas 
        industry stakeholders to determine the most geologically 
        promising lands for production of oil and natural gas liquids.
            ``(4) Compliance with requirements.--Each Federal agency 
        described in paragraph (1)(A) shall comply with any 
        requirements established by the Secretary pursuant to the plan.
            ``(5) Exclusions.--The lands referred to in paragraph 
        (1)(A) shall not include lands managed under the National Park 
        System or the National Wilderness Preservation System.''.
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