[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1043 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1043

                 To restore onshore energy production.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2023

Mr. Rosendale (for himself, Mr. Carl, Mrs. Boebert, and Mr. McClintock) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
                 To restore onshore energy production.

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

SECTION 1. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASING.

    (a) Requirement To Immediately Resume Onshore Oil and Gas Lease 
Sales.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        immediately resume quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales in 
        compliance with the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
        seq.).
            (2) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        ensure--
                    (A) that any oil and gas lease sale pursuant to 
                paragraph (1) is conducted immediately on completion of 
                all applicable scoping, public comment, and 
                environmental analysis requirements under the Mineral 
                Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) and the National 
                Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
                seq.); and
                    (B) that the processes described in subparagraph 
                (A) are conducted in a timely manner to ensure 
                compliance with subsection (b)(1).
            (3) Lease of oil and gas lands.--Section 17(b)(1)(A) of the 
        Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)) is amended by 
        inserting ``Eligible lands comprise all lands subject to 
        leasing under this Act and not excluded from leasing by a 
        statutory or regulatory prohibition. Available lands are those 
        lands that have been designated as open for leasing under a 
        land use plan developed under section 202 of the Federal Land 
        Policy and Management Act of 1976 and that have been nominated 
        for leasing through the submission of an expression of 
        interest, are subject to drainage in the absence of leasing, or 
        are otherwise designated as available pursuant to regulations 
        adopted by the Secretary.'' after ``sales are necessary.''.
    (b) Quarterly Lease Sales.--
            (1) In general.--In accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act 
        (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), each fiscal year, the Secretary of the 
        Interior shall conduct a minimum of four oil and gas lease 
        sales in each of the following States:
                    (A) Wyoming.
                    (B) New Mexico.
                    (C) Colorado.
                    (D) Utah.
                    (E) Montana.
                    (F) North Dakota.
                    (G) Oklahoma.
                    (H) Nevada.
                    (I) Alaska.
                    (J) Any other State in which there is land 
                available for oil and gas leasing under the Mineral 
                Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or any other 
                mineral leasing law.
            (2) Requirement.--In conducting a lease sale under 
        paragraph (1) in a State described in that paragraph, the 
        Secretary of the Interior shall offer all parcels nominated and 
        eligible pursuant to the requirements of the Mineral Leasing 
        Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) for oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under the resource management plan 
        in effect for the State.
            (3) Replacement sales.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        conduct a replacement sale during the same fiscal year if--
                    (A) a lease sale under paragraph (1) is canceled, 
                delayed, or deferred, including for a lack of eligible 
                parcels; or
                    (B) during a lease sale required under paragraph 
                (1) not more than 25 percent of the area offered for 
                leasing receives a bid.
            (4) Notice regarding missed sales.--Not later than 30 days 
        after a sale required under this subsection is canceled, 
        delayed, deferred, or otherwise missed the Secretary of the 
        Interior shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources of the Senate a report that states what sale 
        was missed and why it was missed.
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