HR 3225
116th Congress
House
Energy
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Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 572.
Committees of jurisdiction
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