[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3445 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3445
To promote domestic energy production, to require onshore and offshore
oil and natural gas lease sales, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 7, 2023
Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cassidy,
Mr. Risch, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Marshall)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To promote domestic energy production, to require onshore and offshore
oil and natural gas lease sales, and for other purposes.
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 ``Supporting Made in America Energy
Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRED ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE OIL AND NATURAL GAS LEASING.
(a) Onshore Lease Sales.--
(1) Requirement to immediately resume onshore and offshore
oil and gas lease sales.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall
immediately resume oil and gas lease sales in
compliance with the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181
et seq.).
(B) Requirement.--The Secretary shall ensure that
any oil and gas lease sale under subparagraph (A) 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.).
(2) Annual lease sales.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, in accordance with the Mineral
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), beginning in
fiscal year 2024, the Secretary shall conduct a minimum
of 4 oil and natural gas lease sales annually in each
of the following States:
(i) Wyoming.
(ii) New Mexico.
(iii) Colorado.
(iv) Utah.
(v) Montana.
(vi) North Dakota.
(vii) Oklahoma.
(viii) Nevada.
(ix) Alaska.
(x) Any other State in which there is land
available for oil and natural gas leasing under
that Act.
(B) Requirement.--In conducting a lease sale under
subparagraph (A) in a State described in that
subparagraph, the Secretary shall offer all parcels
eligible for oil and gas development under the resource
management plan in effect for the State.
(C) Replacement sales.--If, for any reason, a lease
sale under subparagraph (A) for a calendar year is
canceled, delayed, or deferred, including for a lack of
eligible parcels, the Secretary shall conduct a
replacement sale during the same calendar year.
(b) Offshore Lease Sales.--
(1) Gulf of mexico region annual lease sales.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning in fiscal
year 2024, the Secretary shall conduct a minimum of 2 region-
wide oil and natural gas lease sales annually in the Gulf of
Mexico Region of the outer Continental Shelf, which shall--
(A) offer the same lease form, lease terms,
economic conditions, and stipulations as contained in
the final notice of sale entitled ``Gulf of Mexico
Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257''
(86 Fed. Reg. 54728 (October 4, 2021)); and
(B) include--
(i) the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning
Area, as described in the 2017-2022 Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed
Final Program (November 2016); and
(ii) the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning
Area, as described in the 2017-2022 Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed
Final Program (November 2016).
(2) Alaska region annual lease sales.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, beginning in fiscal year 2024, the
Secretary shall conduct a minimum of 2 region-wide oil and
natural gas lease sales annually in the Alaska Region of the
outer Continental Shelf, as described in the 2017-2022 Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program
(November 2016).
(3) Outer continental shelf oil and gas leasing program.--
Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1344) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), in the first sentence of the
matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``subsections (c) and (d) of this section'' and
inserting ``subsections (c) through (f)'';
(B) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as
subsections (g) through (i), respectively;
(C) by inserting after subsection (e) the
following:
``(f) Subsequent Leasing Programs.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 36 months after
conducting the first lease sale under an oil and gas leasing
program prepared pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall
begin preparing the subsequent oil and gas leasing program
under this section.
``(2) Requirement.--Each subsequent oil and gas leasing
program under this section shall be approved not later than 180
days before the expiration of the previous oil and gas leasing
program.''; and
(D) by indenting subsection (j) (as so
redesignated) appropriately.
(c) Prohibition.--
(1) In general.--The President shall not, through Executive
order or any other administrative procedure, unreasonably
pause, cancel, delay, defer, or otherwise impede or circumvent
the Federal energy mineral leasing processes under the Mineral
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) or a related
rulemaking process required by subchapter II of chapter 5, and
chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as
the ``Administrative Procedure Act''), without Congressional
approval.
(2) Rebuttable presumption.--There shall be a rebuttable
presumption that any attempt by the President to pause, cancel,
delay, defer, or otherwise impede or circumvent any Federal
energy mineral leasing process under the Mineral Leasing Act
(30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) or a related rulemaking process
required by subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title
5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Administrative
Procedure Act''), without Congressional approval, is a
violation of the applicable law.
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources
of the House of Representatives all documents and communications
relating to the comprehensive review of Federal oil and gas permitting
and leasing practices required under section 208 of Executive Order
14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7624 (February 1, 2021); relating to tackling the
climate crisis at home and abroad).
(b) Inclusions.--The submission under subsection (a) shall include
all documents and communications submitted to the Secretary by members
of the public in response to any public meeting or forum relating to
the comprehensive review described in that subsection.
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