MINERAL LEASING ACT

Bills and resolutions

Allegheny National Forest: protect private mineral rights (see H.R. 245), H227 [4JA]

BLM: create a buffer in between oil and gas drilling operations and homes, businesses, schools, and other buildings that require special protection (see H.R. 1333), H2100 [25FE]

——— make certain adjustments in leasing on Federal lands for oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 3225), H4626 [12JN]

——— require a portion of revenues from new Federal mineral and geothermal leases be paid to States to supplement primary and secondary education and support institutions of higher education (see H.R. 786), H1211 [24JA]

Dept. of the Interior: adjust regulation of surface-disturbing activities and protect taxpayers from unduly bearing reclamation costs of oil and gas development (see H.R. 4346), H7753 [17SE]

——— convey to States all right, title, and interest in, and to a percentage of, the mineral royalties and other amounts required to be paid relative to public land and deposits in the State (see H.R. 998), H1390 [6FE]

——— develop and publish quadrennial all-of-the-above onshore energy production plan strategy to meet domestic energy needs (see H.R. 785), H1211 [24JA]

——— regulate hydraulic fracturing operations on Federal lands (see H.R. 484), H463 [10JA]

Power resources: make certain adjustments to the fiscal terms for fossil fuel development and make other reforms to improve returns to taxpayers for development of Federal energy resources (see H.R. 4364), H7754 [17SE]

Remarks in House

Allegheny National Forest: protect private mineral rights (H.R. 245), H469 [11JA]