[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3385 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3385
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the
Interior to determine the impact of any proposed modification to the
policy of the Department of the Interior relating to any onshore oil or
natural gas preleasing or leasing activity, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 19, 2010
Mr. Bennett (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Hatch)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the
Interior to determine the impact of any proposed modification to the
policy of the Department of the Interior relating to any onshore oil or
natural gas preleasing or leasing activity, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Energy and Western Jobs
Act''.
SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF CERTAIN INSTRUCTION MEMORANDA.
Bureau of Land Management Instruction Memoranda numbered 2010-117
and 2010-118, issued on May 17, 2010, are rescinded and shall have no
force or effect.
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF IMPACT OF PROPOSED POLICY MODIFICATIONS.
The Mineral Leasing Act is amended by inserting after section 37
(30 U.S.C. 193) the following:
``SEC. 38. DETERMINATION OF IMPACT OF PROPOSED POLICY MODIFICATIONS.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Department.--The term `Department' means the
Department of the Interior.
``(2) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
``(b) Duty of Secretary.--
``(1) In general.--Prior to the modification and
implementation of any onshore oil or natural gas preleasing or
leasing and development policy (as in effect as of January 1,
2010), the Secretary shall--
``(A) complete an economic impact assessment in
accordance with paragraph (2); and
``(B) determine that the proposed modification will
have the effects described in paragraph (2)(A).
``(2) Requirements.--In carrying out an assessment under
paragraph (1), to determine the impact of the policy
modification described in that paragraph, the Secretary shall--
``(A) in consultation with the appropriate
officials of each State (including county governments
and other political subdivisions of each State) in
which 1 or more parcels of land subject to oil and
natural gas leasing are located, and each other
appropriate individual or entity, as determined by the
Secretary--
``(i)(I) carry out an economic analysis of
the impact of the policy modification on oil-
and natural gas-related employment
opportunities and domestic reliance on foreign
imports of petroleum resources; and
``(II) certify that the modification would
not result in a detrimental impact on
employment opportunities relating to oil- and
natural gas-related development or contribute
to an increase in the domestic use of imported
petroleum resources; and
``(ii) carry out a policy assessment to
determine the manner by which the modification
would impact--
``(I) revenues from oil and natural
gas receipts to the general fund of the
Treasury and certify that the
modification would, for the 10-year
period beginning on the date of
implementation of the modification, not
contribute to an aggregate loss of oil
and natural gas receipts; and
``(II) revenues to the treasury of
each affected State that shares oil and
natural gas receipts with the Federal
Government and certify that the
modification would, for the 10-year
period beginning on the date of
implementation of the modification, not
contribute to an aggregate loss of oil
and natural gas receipts; and
``(B) provide notice to the public and an
opportunity to comment on the modification in a manner
consistent with subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter
7, of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as
the `Administrative Procedure Act').''.
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