H.R. 1043 – To restore onshore energy production.

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The bill aims to boost onshore energy production by ordering the Interior Department to restart and regularly hold oil and gas lease sales on federal lands. It sets a schedule for quarterly lease sales in states with onshore resources and defines which lands can be offered. The measures affect the Secretary of the Interior, oil and gas companies, and the states where federal lands are available for leasing.

Key Provisions

The Secretary of the Interior must immediately resume quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales, following the Mineral Leasing Act and completing required scoping, public comment, and environmental reviews promptly.
Eligible lands are defined as any federal lands not barred by law or regulation and designated as open for leasing under existing land‑use plans.
At least four lease sales must be conducted each fiscal year in Wyoming, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Nevada, Alaska, and any other state with available federal oil and gas lands.
If a required sale is canceled, delayed, or receives bids on less than 25% of the offered area, a replacement sale must be held in the same fiscal year.
The Secretary must report to the House Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee within 30 days of any missed or delayed sale, explaining why it was missed.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

March 22, 2023

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Introduced in House

February 14, 2023

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

February 14, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

March 22, 2023

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 14, 2023

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118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1043

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

A BILL

To restore onshore energy production.

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.