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National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act

Introduced: June 13, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 14, 2011
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 165.
Oct 14, 2011
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-249.
Jul 13, 2011
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 14.
Jul 13, 2011
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Jul 13, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 16, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jun 13, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 13, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR) in Alaska remains explicitly designated to provide oil and natural gas resources to the United States, and (2) it is national policy to actively advance oil and gas development within the NPR.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to require the mandatory program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the NPR to include at least one lease sale annually in those areas of the NPR most likely to produce commercial quantities of oil and natural gas each year in the period 2011-2021.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to ensure permits, according to a specified timeline, for all surface development activities, including pipelines and roads construction to: (1) develop and bring into production any areas within the NPR that are subject to oil and gas leases; and (2) transport oil and gas from and through the NPR to existing transportation or processing infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska.

(Sec. 5) Instructs the Secretary to issue regulations establishing clear requirements to ensure that the Department of the Interior is supporting development of oil and gas leases in the NPR.

(Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to assess all technically recoverable fossil fuel resources within the NPR, including all conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas.

Requires the resource assessment to be implemented by the U.S. Geological Survey, which is authorized to use resources and funds provided by the state of Alaska.

What's happening now October 14, 2011

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 165.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3