Native American Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2003
Latest action · Apr 10, 2003 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 5, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Repeals the Indian tribes energy assistance demonstration program.
Authorizes Indians or Indian tribes to enter into leases or business agreements for the purpose of energy development.
Authorizes Indian tribes to grant rights-of-way over tribal land for pipelines or electric transmission or distribution lines without specific approval by the Secretary under specified conditions.
Specifies that Federal employees on the Indian Energy Resource Commission are to serve the Commission without additional compensation.
Authorizes the Chairperson of the Commission to: (1) appoint and terminate an executive director and other personnel as necessary; and (2) set compensation for such personnel within specified limitations. (Currently, the Commission appoints the executive director, who appoints other personnel; and compensation is specified according to the Federal Executive Schedule.)
Revises specified detail requirements for Federal employees on the Commission.
Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in cooperation with Indian tribes or tribally-designated housing entities of Indian tribes, to provide to eligible nonprofit and community organizations, technical assistance to initiate and expand the use of energy saving technologies in housing construction and rehabilitation.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to review and report to the Secretary (who shall report to specified congressional committees) on all activities being conducted under the Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982.
Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on energy development potential on Indian land.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2003 to Mar 11, 2003; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Original | Mar 5, 2003 |
| R-WY | Craig Thomas | Mar 11, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 5, 2003Hearings Mar 19, 2003Markup Apr 10, 2003 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2003Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Mar 19, 2003Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-61.
- Mar 5, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Mar 5, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3172)
- Mar 5, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3172-3175)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S15338 | — | Nov 21, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3172Text printed S3172–S3175 | Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO (text) | Mar 5, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 108-61 | INDIAN ENERGY LEGISLATION, S. 434, THE TRIBAL ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACT, AND S. 522, THE NATIVE AMERICAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF- DETERMINATION ACT OF 2003176 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Mar 19, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to assist Indian tribes in developing energy resources, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Native American Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Alternative energy sources
- Citizen participation
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electric power distribution
- Electric power production
- Electric power transmission
- Employee training
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Energy efficiency
- Energy facilities
- Enterprise zones
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental Protection
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federal-Indian relations
- Gas industry
- Gas pipelines
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Home repair and improvement
- Housing and Community Development
- Income tax
- Indian economic development
- Indian housing
- Indian lands
- Investment tax credit
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Leases
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mining royalties
- Minorities
- Native Americans
- Natural gas
- Oil and gas royalties
- Oil well drilling
- Petroleum industry
- Petroleum pipelines
- Prospecting
- Residential rehabilitation
- Right-of-way
- Science, Technology, Communications
- State government-Indian relations
- State taxation
- Tax credits
- Taxation
- Technological innovations
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2003Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.