[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 591 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 591
To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas
production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy,
the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in
conjunction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 27, 2023
Mr. Biggs introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas
production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy,
the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in
conjunction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve.
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 ``Strategic Production Response and
Implementation Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPENSATORY PRODUCTION INCREASE PLAN.
Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6241) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(k) Plan.--
``(1) In general.--Except in the case of a severe energy
supply interruption described in subsection (d), the Secretary
may not execute the first drawdown of petroleum products in the
Reserve after the date of enactment of this subsection, whether
through sale, exchange, or loan, until the Secretary has
developed and implemented a plan to increase the percentage of
Federal lands (including submerged lands of the Outer
Continental Shelf) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the
Interior, and the Secretary of Defense leased for oil and gas
production by the same percentage as the percentage of
petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that is to be
drawn down in that first and subsequent drawdowns, subject to
the limitation under paragraph (2).
``(2) Limitation.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall
not provide for a total increase in the percentage of Federal
lands described in paragraph (1) leased for oil and gas
production in excess of 10 percent.
``(3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall prepare the plan
required by paragraph (1) in consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary
of Defense.''.
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