PROTECTING INVESTMENT IN OIL SHALE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL, ENERGY, AND RESOURCE SECURITY (PIONEERS) ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3408), H767, H768, H769, H771, H772, H773, H774, H775, H776, H778, H779, H780 [15FE], H820, H821, H822, H823, H825, H826, H828, H830 [16FE]

——— consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 3408): consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]

Letters

Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 [15FE]

Provisions: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]

Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]

——— Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of America, H832 [16FE]

——— several organizations, H834 [16FE]

——— Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), H833 [16FE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 3408), H884 [16FE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure revenue, H753, H756 [15FE], E217 [16FE]

——— determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism industries, H775, H776 [15FE]

——— establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752–H755 [15FE]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in California, H820, H821 [16FE]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H774, H775 [15FE]

——— prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, H884, H885 [16FE]

——— prohibit export of natural gas, H825, H826 [16FE]

——— require companies holding defective leases which allow for off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]

——— require consultation with independent drilling safety organization and completion of mandatory safety and environmental reviews before issuance of Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas drilling permits, H822, H823 [16FE]

Enact (H.R. 3408), H752–H787 [15FE], H810, H820–H834, H880–H886 [16FE], H5173 [24JY], E209, E213, E217 [16FE], E225, E233 [17FE]

——— consideration (H. Res. 547), H740–H744, H746–H750 [15FE]

——— motion to recommit, H884–H886 [16FE]

FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, H768, H769, H770 [15FE]

——— prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]

——— prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]

——— review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]

——— transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H752, H753, H757–H759, H761 [15FE]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831–H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]

Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE]

——— repeal, H810 [16FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H821, H822 [16FE]

Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]

——— prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast U.S., H776–H778 [15FE]

——— promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing geothermal leases, H828–H830 [16FE]

——— require estimates of economic impact, including job losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, H780, H781 [15FE]

Renewable energy: streamline Federal review to facilitate projects, H823–H825 [16FE]

Taxation: repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H754 [15FE]

TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify project labor agreement for Texas relative to TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline construction, H772 [15FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3408, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112–398), H725 [14FE]

Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3408) (H. Rept. 112–392), H691 [9FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3408, provisions, H740 [15FE]

H.R. 3408, provisions, H761–H767 [15FE]