Congress 116 - HR 3225 - Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative and renewable resources Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Energy Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Legal fees and court costs Oil and gas Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations User charges and fees

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Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020

This bill modifies several provisions related to oil and gas leasing on public lands.

Among other things, the bill

revises the competitive auction process to a competitive-sealed bidding process and eliminates non-competitive bidding;
increases royalty and rental rates;
requires lease sales to be held in each state no more than three times per year instead of quarterly;
decreases lease term durations from 10 to 5 years,
adds a number of new provisions related to protection of private surface estate owners;
authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue master leasing plans;
requires certain lease information be made available on public websites, including the names of all current and former lessees and operators; and
imposes a new fee to submit an expression of interest for lands that the public is interested in leasing.

Actions

Dec 24, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 572.
Dec 24, 2020

Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Dec 24, 2020

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-689, Part I.
Sep 30, 2020

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.
Sep 30, 2020

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 30, 2020

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Jun 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jun 20, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 13, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jun 12, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Jun 12, 2019

Introduced in House

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