[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 785 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 785
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the
Interior to develop and publish an all-of-the-above quadrennial Federal
onshore energy production strategy to meet domestic energy needs, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 24, 2019
Mr. Tipton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the
Interior to develop and publish an all-of-the-above quadrennial Federal
onshore energy production strategy to meet domestic energy needs, and
for other purposes.
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 ``Planning for American Energy Act of
2019''.
SEC. 2. ONSHORE DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION STRATEGIC PLAN.
(a) In General.--The Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is
amended by redesignating section 44 as section 45, and by inserting
after section 43 the following:
``SEC. 44. QUADRENNIAL FEDERAL ONSHORE ENERGY PRODUCTION STRATEGY.
``(a) Requirement To Publish Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy
Production Strategy.--The Secretary shall develop and publish once
every 4 years a Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy.
``(b) Consultations Required.--In developing the Strategy, the
Secretary shall consult with--
``(1) the Administrator of the Energy Information
Administration with regard to--
``(A) the projected energy demands of the United
States for the next 30-year period;
``(B) the methodology used to arrive at such
projection; and
``(C) actions to be taken during the next 4-year
period with the goal of meeting such demands;
``(2) the Secretary of Agriculture with regard to lands
administered by such Secretary; and
``(3) the Secretary of Energy with regard to energy
transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure.
``(c) State, Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, Local Government,
and Public Input.--In developing the Strategy, the Secretary shall
solicit the input of--
``(1) the State, federally recognized Indian Tribe, or
local government where each energy project included in the
Strategy is proposed to be located; and
``(2) the public.
``(d) Contents of Strategy.--
``(1) In general.--The Strategy shall direct onshore
Federal land energy development and department resource
allocation in order to promote the energy security and national
security of the United States in accordance with the principles
of multiple use and sustained yield.
``(2) Projected domestic demand for energy resources.--The
Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Energy
Information Administration, shall include in the Strategy an
estimate, based upon commercial and scientific data, of the
projected domestic demand for energy resources over the 30-year
period beginning on the date of the publication of such
Strategy. The estimate shall be disaggregated by the energy
resource types listed in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of
paragraph (3) and expressed in British thermal units or
megawatts, as appropriate.
``(3) Domestic strategic production objective.--The
Secretary shall include in the Strategy a domestic strategic
production objective based on the estimate in paragraph (2) for
the development of the following energy resource types on
Federal onshore lands:
``(A) Oil and natural gas.
``(B) Coal.
``(C) Strategic and critical energy minerals.
``(D) Electricity, in megawatts, from each of wind,
solar, biomass, hydropower, and geothermal energy.
``(E) Energy from unconventional energy production,
such as oil shale.
``(F) Helium.
``(G) Oil, natural gas, coal, and other renewable
sources from the Tribal lands of any federally
recognized Indian Tribe that elects to participate in
facilitating energy production on its lands.
``(H) Other energy production technology sources or
advancements in energy, as determined by the Secretary.
``(4) Considerations.--In the Strategy, the Secretary shall
consider--
``(A) how Federal lands will contribute to ensuring
national energy security, with a goal for increasing
energy independence and production during the next 4-
year period;
``(B) the ability of existing energy transmission,
storage, and distribution infrastructure to efficiently
utilize energy production from Federal lands; and
``(C) the proportion of total energy production
derived from Federal land compared to non-Federal land
for each of the energy resources listed in
subparagraphs (A) through (H) of paragraph (3).
``(e) Tribal Objectives.--It is the sense of Congress that
federally recognized Indian Tribes may elect to set their own
production objectives as part of the Strategy. The Secretary shall work
in cooperation with any federally recognized Indian Tribe that elects
to participate in achieving its own strategic energy objectives.
``(f) Report Required.--The Secretary shall submit a report
annually to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate that--
``(1) examines the progress made toward meeting the
domestic strategic production objective set forth in the
Strategy;
``(2) identifies projections for production and capacity
installations and any problems with leasing, permitting,
siting, or production that may prevent meeting the domestic
strategic production objective set forth in the Strategy; and
``(3) provides suggestions to address any shortfalls in
meeting the domestic strategic production objective set forth
in the Strategy.
``(g) Congressional Review.--At least 60 days before publishing a
proposed Strategy under this section, the Secretary shall submit such
Strategy to the President and to Congress, together with any comments
received from States, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and local
governments. Such submission shall state why any specific
recommendation of a State, federally recognized Indian Tribe, or local
government was not accepted.
``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Multiple use.--The term `multiple use' has the same
meaning given such term in section 103 of the Federal Land and
Policy Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).
``(2) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of the Interior, unless the context requires otherwise.
``(3) Strategy.--The term `Strategy' means the Quadrennial
Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy required to be
developed and published under subsection (a).
``(4) Strategic and critical energy minerals.--The term
`strategic and critical energy minerals' means minerals that
are necessary for the production of energy and the building and
maintaining of the energy infrastructure of the United States,
including minerals necessary--
``(A) for pipelines, refining capacity, electrical
power generation and transmission, and renewable energy
production;
``(B) to support domestic manufacturing, including
materials used in energy generation, production, and
transportation; and
``(C) to ensure the national security of the United
States.
``(5) Sustained yield.--The term `sustained yield' has the
same meaning given such term in section 103 of the Federal Land
and Policy Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).''.
(b) First Quadrennial Strategy.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall
submit to Congress the first Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy
Production Strategy under the amendment made by subsection (a).
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