American-Made Energy Act of 2011
Latest action · May 6, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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.
- IntroducedMay 3, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American-Made Energy Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Treasury the American-Made Energy Trust Fund for alternative and renewable energy incentives and projects (e.g., wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal resources, waste to energy, hydropower, nuclear power, coal to liquid technology, compressed natural gas, and liquified natural gas).
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish, implement, and administer a competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in an environmentally sound program for the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska.
Repeals the prohibition against production or leasing of oil and gas resources from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Declares that the oil and gas leasing programs and activities in the Coastal Plain authorized by this Act are deemed to be compatible with the purposes for which ANWR was established.
Authorizes the Secretary to designate up to a total of 45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain as a Special Area requiring special management and regulatory protection after consultation with Alaska, Kaktovik, and the North Slope Borough. Requires the Secretary to designate the Sadlerochit Spring area as a Special Area. Permits horizontal drilling technology in such Areas from sites on leases outside such Areas.
Prescribes guidelines for implementation of lease sales.
Requires the Secretary to administer this Act to: (1) ensure that oil and gas production activities on the Coastal Plain will have no significant adverse effect on fish and wildlife, their habitat, and the environment; (2) require the application of the best commercially available technology for oil and gas exploration, development, and production operations, and (3) minimize the amount of surface acreage covered by production and support facilities. Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) compliance with environmental requirements, (2) expedited judicial review, and (3) distribution of revenues.
Directs the Secretary to issue rights-of-way and easements across the Coastal Plain for the transportation of oil and gas.
Establishes in the Treasury the Coastal Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund to assist local governments in mitigating the potential effects of oil and gas exploration and development in their communities and to establish a coordination office by the North Slope Borough in Kaktovik.
Terminates all existing federal laws prohibiting expenditures to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Revokes withdrawals of federal submerged lands of the OCS from leasing.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 3, 2011 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred May 5, 2011 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 3, 2011 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred May 6, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- May 5, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- May 3, 2011Introduced in House
- May 3, 2011Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2999.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 49 | American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act | Related bill | Feb 10, 2011 |
| S 352 | American Energy Independence and Security Act of 2011 | Related bill | Feb 15, 2011 |
| HR 1023 | No More Excuses Energy Act of 2011 | Related bill | Mar 15, 2011 |
| HR 3407 | Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act | Related bill | Feb 9, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote alternative and renewable fuels and domestic energy production, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- American-Made Energy Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Alaska
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Appropriations
- Coal
- Energy
- Energy revenues and royalties
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental technology
- Government trust funds
- Intergovernmental relations
- Judicial review and appeals
- Land transfers
- Nuclear power
- Oil and gas
- Pipelines
- Public contracts and procurement
- State and local finance
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 3, 2011Introduced in House
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.
