Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017
Latest action · Dec 18, 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-325.
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.
- IntroducedJan 30, 2017
- Passed SenateNov 29, 2017
- Passed HouseDec 10, 2018
- To the PresidentDec 12, 2018
- Became lawDec 18, 2018Public Law 115-325
Summary
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017
TITLE I--INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-DETERMINATION ACT AMENDMENTS
(Sec. 101) This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Department of the Interior to provide Indian tribes with technical assistance in planning their energy resource development programs.
The Department of Energy (DOE) Indian energy education planning and management assistance program is expanded to make intertribal organizations eligible for grants and to allow grants to be used to increase the capacity of tribes to manage energy development and energy efficiency programs.
This bill makes tribal energy development organizations eligible for DOE energy development loan guarantees.
(Sec. 103) This bill allows leases and business agreements that pool a tribe's energy resources with other energy resources.
An energy-related tribal lease, business agreement, or right-of-way does not require Interior's approval if it complies with a tribal energy resource agreement or it is a lease with a tribal energy development organization that Interior has certified, and the term does not exceed specified limits.
The process and conditions for Interior's approval of tribal energy resource agreements are revised.
This bill revises the process for determining whether an interested party has a valid claim to be suffering an adverse environmental impact due to a tribe's noncompliance with such an agreement.
Interior must make available to a tribe the amount Interior would have expended to carry out an activity that the tribe is carrying out pursuant to a tribal energy resource agreement.
(Sec. 104) DOE must collaborate with the Directors of the National Laboratories in making the full array of DOE technical and scientific resources available for tribal energy activities and projects.
TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS
(Sec. 201) This bill amends the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to give tribes, in addition to states and municipalities, preference for the receipt of preliminary hydroelectric licenses.
(Sec. 202) This bill amends the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to direct Interior, for land under Bureau of Land Management jurisdiction, and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), for land under Forest Service jurisdiction, to enter into agreements with tribes to carry out demonstration projects to promote biomass energy production on Indian forest land and in nearby communities by providing them with reliable supplies of woody biomass from federal lands.
Interior and USDA must enter into agreements with tribal organizations to carry out additional biomass demonstration projects.
(Sec. 203) This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to revise requirements for direct home weatherization grants to tribes.
(Sec. 204) Interior, an affected tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the tribe must appraise mineral or energy resources involved in a transaction requiring Interior's approval.
(Sec. 205) This bill amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to allow the Navajo Nation to enter into mineral resource leases on their restricted lands without Interior's approval. The maximum term of a Navajo Nation lease that does not require Interior's approval is extended for commercial and agricultural leases.
(Sec. 206) The Crow Tribe of Montana may lease their land for a term of up to 99 years.
(Sec. 207) This bill sets forth provisions for money held by Interior in connection with the review and approval of a sale, lease, permit, or other conveyance of Indian land.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2017 to Feb 17, 2017; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Feb 9, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Feb 17, 2017 |
Committees 3
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 Jan 30, 2017Reported May 24, 2017 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2017Markup Nov 15, 2018Reported Nov 30, 2018 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Dec 4, 2017Discharged Nov 15, 2018 | |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Dec 4, 2017 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2017Discharged Nov 30, 2018 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Dec 1, 2017 |
Actions 26
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2018Signed by President.
- Dec 18, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-325.
- Dec 12, 2018Presented to President.
- Dec 10, 2018Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 10, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9782-9789)
- Dec 10, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 245.
- Dec 10, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9782-9788)
- Dec 10, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 30, 2018Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1057, Part I.
- Nov 30, 2018Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- Nov 30, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 823.
- Nov 15, 2018Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
- Nov 15, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 15, 2018Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 4, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Dec 4, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Dec 1, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Nov 30, 2017Received in the House.
- Nov 30, 2017Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 30, 2017Referred 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.
- Nov 29, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7491-7497; text: CR S7491-7497)
- May 24, 2017Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-84.
- May 24, 2017Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 104.
- Feb 8, 2017Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- Jan 30, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jan 30, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S492)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9782–H9789Text printed H9782–H9788 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers R-WA, Don Young R-AK, Rob Bishop R-UT, Ruben Gallego D-AZ | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7491Text printed S7491–S7497 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Nov 29, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S492 | John Hoeven R-ND | Jan 30, 2017 |
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.
Committee reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Nov 27, 2018S. 245, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 15, 2018
- May 3, 2017S. 245, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on February 8, 2017
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-91 | TRIBAL ENERGY RESOURCES: REDUCING BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY70 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Jul 17, 2018 |
| S. Hrg. 115-308 | GAO HIGH RISK LIST: TURNING AROUND VULNERABLE INDIAN PROGRAMS40 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Jun 13, 2018 |
| S. Hrg. 115-331 | INDIVIDUAL TAX REFORM146 pages | Finance Committee | Sep 14, 2017 |
| S. Hrg. 115-192 | HIGH RISK, NO REWARD: GAO'S HIGH RISK LIST FOR INDIAN PROGRAMS100 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | May 17, 2017 |
CRS reports 9
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 9
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47563 | Tribal Co-Management of Federal Lands: Overview and Selected Issues for Congress | Report | Oct 13, 2026 |
| R49025 | Tribal Energy Resource Agreements (TERAs): Overview and Selected Issues for Congress | Report | Jul 9, 2026 |
| IF11793 | Indian Energy Programs at the Department of Energy | Resource | Jun 25, 2025 |
| R48360 | Tribal Lands: Overview and Issues for Congress | Report | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R40913 | Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Archived | Report | Feb 10, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1460 | Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 | Related bill | Sep 19, 2017 |
Titles 9
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act to amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self Determination Act of 2005, and for other purposes
- Short Title
- Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self Determination Act of 2005, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Alaska
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Archaeology and anthropology
- Congressional oversight
- Economic development
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy assistance for the poor and aged
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Federal-Indian relations
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Historical and cultural resources
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Licensing and registrations
- Lighting and heating
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Montana
- Native Americans
- Oil and gas
- Public contracts and procurement
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- Watersheds
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 30, 2018Reported in House
- Nov 30, 2017Referred in House
- Nov 29, 2017Engrossed in Senate
- May 24, 2017Reported to Senate
- Jan 30, 2017Introduced 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.
