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Union Calendar No. 188 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1965 

[Report No. 113–262, Part I] 

To streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore 

leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development for American energy security, economic development, and job creation, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 14, 2013 

Mr. LAMBORN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the 

Judiciary, 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 

NOVEMBER 12, 2013 

Additional sponsors: Mr. CRAMER and Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina 

NOVEMBER 12, 2013 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

NOVEMBER 12, 2013 

The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of 

the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 14, 2013] 

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A BILL 

To streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide 

for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil 

shale development for American energy security, economic development, and job creation, and for other purposes. 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Lands Jobs and 

5 Energy Security Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Policies regarding buying, building, and working for America. 

TITLE I—ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PERMIT STREAMLINING 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Subtitle A—Application for Permits to Drill Process Reform 

Sec. 111. Permit to drill application timeline. 

Sec. 112. Solar and wind right-of-way rental reform. 

Subtitle B—Administrative Protest Documentation Reform 

Sec. 121. Administrative protest documentation reform. 

Subtitle C—Permit Streamlining 

Sec. 131. Improve Federal energy permit coordination. 

Sec. 132. Administration of current law. 

Subtitle D—Judicial Review 

Sec. 141. Definitions. 

Sec. 142. Exclusive venue for certain civil actions relating to covered energy 

projects. 

Sec. 143. Timely filing. 

Sec. 144. Expedition in hearing and determining the action. 

Sec. 145. Standard of review. 

Sec. 146. Limitation on injunction and prospective relief. 

Sec. 147. Limitation on attorneys’ fees. 

Sec. 148. Legal standing. 

Subtitle E—Knowing America’s Oil and Gas Resources 

Sec. 151. Funding oil and gas resource assessments. 

TITLE II—OIL AND GAS LEASING CERTAINTY 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Minimum acreage requirement for onshore lease sales. 

Sec. 203. Leasing certainty. 

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Sec. 204. Leasing consistency. 

Sec. 205. Reduce redundant policies. 

Sec. 206. Streamlined congressional notification. 

TITLE III—OIL SHALE 

Sec. 301. Short title. 

Sec. 302. Effectiveness of oil shale regulations, amendments to resource management plans, and record of decision. 

Sec. 303. Oil shale leasing. 

TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUIS PROVISIONS 

Sec. 401. Rule of construction. 

1 SEC. 3. POLICIES REGARDING BUYING, BUILDING, AND 

2 WORKING FOR AMERICA. 

3 (a) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.—It is the intent of the 

4 Congress that— 

5 (1) this Act will support a healthy and growing 

6 United States domestic energy sector that, in turn, 

7 helps to reinvigorate American manufacturing, trans8 portation, and service sectors by employing the vast 

9 talents of United States workers to assist in the devel10 opment of energy from domestic sources; 

11 (2) to ensure a robust onshore energy production 

12 industry and ensure that the benefits of development 

13 support local communities, under this Act, the Sec14 retary shall make every effort to promote the develop15 ment of onshore American energy, and shall take into 

16 consideration the socioeconomic impacts, infrastruc17 ture requirements, and fiscal stability for local com18 munities located within areas containing onshore en19 ergy resources; and 

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1 (3) the Congress will monitor the deployment of 

2 personnel and material onshore to encourage the de3 velopment of American manufacturing to enable 

4 United States workers to benefit from this Act through 

5 good jobs and careers, as well as the establishment of 

6 important industrial facilities to support expanded 

7 access to American resources. 

8 (b) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 

9 shall when possible, and practicable, encourage the use of 

10 United States workers and equipment manufactured in the 

11 United States in all construction related to mineral re12 source development under this Act. 

13 TITLE I—ONSHORE OIL AND GAS 

14 PERMIT STREAMLINING 

15 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

16 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Streamlining Permit17 ting of American Energy Act of 2013’’. 

18 Subtitle A—Application for Permits 

19 to Drill Process Reform 

20 SEC. 111. PERMIT TO DRILL APPLICATION TIMELINE. 

21 Section 17(p)(2) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 

22 226(p)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO DRILL RE24 FORM AND PROCESS.— 

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1 ‘‘(A) TIMELINE.—The Secretary shall decide 

2 whether to issue a permit to drill within 30 days 

3 after receiving an application for the permit. 

4 The Secretary may extend such period for up to 

5 2 periods of 15 days each, if the Secretary has 

6 given written notice of the delay to the appli7 cant. The notice shall be in the form of a letter 

8 from the Secretary or a designee of the Secretary, 

9 and shall include the names and titles of the per10 sons processing the application, the specific rea11 sons for the delay, and a specific date a final de12 cision on the application is expected. 

13 ‘‘(B) NOTICE OF REASONS FOR DENIAL.—If 

14 the application is denied, the Secretary shall 

15 provide the applicant— 

16 ‘‘(i) in writing, clear and comprehen17 sive reasons why the application was not 

18 accepted and detailed information con19 cerning any deficiencies; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) an opportunity to remedy any de21 ficiencies. 

22 ‘‘(C) APPLICATION DEEMED APPROVED.—If 

23 the Secretary has not made a decision on the ap24 plication by the end of the 60-day period begin25 ning on the date the application is received by 

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1 the Secretary, the application is deemed ap2 proved, except in cases in which existing reviews 

3 under the National Environmental Policy Act of 

4 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or Endangered 

5 Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) are 

6 incomplete. 

7 ‘‘(D) DENIAL OF PERMIT.—If the Secretary 

8 decides not to issue a permit to drill in accord9 ance with subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

10 shall— 

11 ‘‘(i) provide to the applicant a descrip12 tion of the reasons for the denial of the per13 mit; 

14 ‘‘(ii) allow the applicant to resubmit 

15 an application for a permit to drill during 

16 the 10-day period beginning on the date the 

17 applicant receives the description of the de18 nial from the Secretary; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) issue or deny any resubmitted 

20 application not later than 10 days after the 

21 date the application is submitted to the Sec22 retary. 

23 ‘‘(E) FEE.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 

25 any other law, the Secretary shall collect a 

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1 single $6,500 permit processing fee per ap2 plication from each applicant at the time 

3 the final decision is made whether to issue 

4 a permit under subparagraph (A). This fee 

5 shall not apply to any resubmitted applica6 tion. 

7 ‘‘(ii) TREATMENT OF PERMIT PROC8 ESSING FEE.—Of all fees collected under 

9 this paragraph, 50 percent shall be trans10 ferred to the field office where they are col11 lected and used to process protests, leases, 

12 and permits under this Act subject to ap13 propriation.’’. 

14 SEC. 112. SOLAR AND WIND RIGHT-OF-WAY RENTAL RE15 FORM. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), and not17 withstanding any other provision of law, of fees collected 

18 each fiscal year as annual wind energy and solar energy 

19 right-of-way authorization fees required under section 

20 504(g) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

21 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(g))— 

22 (1) no less than 25 percent shall be available, 

23 subject to appropriation, for use for solar and wind 

24 permitting and management activities by Department 

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1 of the Interior field offices responsible for the land 

2 where the fees were collected; 

3 (2) no less than 25 percent shall be available, 

4 subject to appropriation, for Bureau of Land Man5 agement solar and wind permit approval activities; 

6 and 

7 (3) no less than 25 percent shall be available, 

8 subject to appropriation, to the Secretary of the Inte9 rior for department-wide solar and wind permitting 

10 activities. 

11 (b) LIMITATION.—The amount used under subsection 

12 (a) each fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000. 

13 Subtitle B—Administrative Protest 

14 Documentation Reform 

15 SEC. 121. ADMINISTRATIVE PROTEST DOCUMENTATION RE16 FORM. 

17 Section 17(p) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 

18 226(p)) is further amended by adding at the end the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(4) PROTEST FEE.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall col22 lect a $5,000 documentation fee to accompany 

23 each protest for a lease, right of way, or applica24 tion for permit to drill. 

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1 ‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF FEES.—Of all fees col2 lected under this paragraph, 50 percent shall re3 main in the field office where they are collected 

4 and used to process protests subject to appropria5 tion.’’. 

6 Subtitle C—Permit Streamlining 

7 SEC. 131. IMPROVE FEDERAL ENERGY PERMIT COORDINA8 TION. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 

10 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall estab11 lish a Federal Permit Streamlining Project (referred to in 

12 this section as the ‘‘Project’’) in every Bureau of Land Man13 agement field office with responsibility for permitting en14 ergy projects on Federal land. 

15 (b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

17 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

18 enter into a memorandum of understanding for pur19 poses of this section with— 

20 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; 

21 (B) the Administrator of the Environmental 

22 Protection Agency; and 

23 (C) the Chief of the Army Corps of Engi24 neers. 

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1 (2) STATE PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary may 

2 request that the Governor of any State with energy 

3 projects on Federal lands to be a signatory to the 

4 memorandum of understanding. 

5 (c) DESIGNATION OF QUALIFIED STAFF.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

7 the date of the signing of the memorandum of under8 standing under subsection (b), all Federal signatory 

9 parties shall, if appropriate, assign to each of the Bu10 reau of Land Management field offices an employee 

11 who has expertise in the regulatory issues relating to 

12 the office in which the employee is employed, includ13 ing, as applicable, particular expertise in— 

14 (A) the consultations and the preparation of 

15 biological opinions under section 7 of the Endan16 gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536); 

17 (B) permits under section 404 of Federal 

18 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344); 

19 (C) regulatory matters under the Clean Air 

20 Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); 

21 (D) planning under the National Forest 

22 Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a et 

23 seq.); and 

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1 (E) the preparation of analyses under the 

2 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

3 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

4 (2) DUTIES.—Each employee assigned under 

5 paragraph (1) shall— 

6 (A) not later than 90 days after the date of 

7 assignment, report to the Bureau of Land Man8 agement Field Managers in the office to which 

9 the employee is assigned; 

10 (B) be responsible for all issues relating to 

11 the energy projects that arise under the authori12 ties of the employee’s home agency; and 

13 (C) participate as part of the team of per14 sonnel working on proposed energy projects, 

15 planning, and environmental analyses on Fed16 eral lands. 

17 (d) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—The Secretary shall as18 sign to each Bureau of Land Management field office identi19 fied in subsection (a) any additional personnel that are nec20 essary to ensure the effective approval and implementation 

21 of energy projects administered by the Bureau of Land 

22 Management field offices, including inspection and enforce23 ment relating to energy development on Federal land, in 

24 accordance with the multiple use mandate of the Federal 

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1 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 

2 et seq.). 

3 (e) FUNDING.—Funding for the additional personnel 

4 shall come from the Department of the Interior reforms 

5 identified in sections 101, 102, and 201. 

6 (f) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section af7 fects— 

8 (1) the operation of any Federal or State law; or 

9 (2) any delegation of authority made by the head 

10 of a Federal agency whose employees are partici11 pating in the Project. 

12 (g) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section the term 

13 ‘‘energy projects’’ includes oil, natural gas, coal, and other 

14 energy projects as defined by the Secretary. 

15 SEC. 132. ADMINISTRATION OF CURRENT LAW. 

16 Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of the 

17 Interior shall not require a finding of extraordinary cir18 cumstances in administering section 390 of the Energy Pol19 icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15942). 

20 Subtitle D—Judicial Review 

21 SEC. 141. DEFINITIONS. 

22 In this subtitle— 

23 (1) the term ‘‘covered civil action’’ means a civil 

24 action containing a claim under section 702 of title 

25 5, United States Code, regarding agency action (as 

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1 defined for the purposes of that section) affecting a 

2 covered energy project on Federal lands of the United 

3 States; and 

4 (2) the term ‘‘covered energy project’’ means the 

5 leasing of Federal lands of the United States for the 

6 exploration, development, production, processing, or 

7 transmission of oil, natural gas, wind, or any other 

8 source of energy, and any action under such a lease, 

9 except that the term does not include any disputes be10 tween the parties to a lease regarding the obligations 

11 under such lease, including regarding any alleged 

12 breach of the lease. 

13 SEC. 142. EXCLUSIVE VENUE FOR CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS 

14 RELATING TO COVERED ENERGY PROJECTS. 

15 Venue for any covered civil action shall lie in the dis16 trict court where the project or leases exist or are proposed. 

17 SEC. 143. TIMELY FILING. 

18 To ensure timely redress by the courts, a covered civil 

19 action must be filed no later than the end of the 90-day 

20 period beginning on the date of the final Federal agency 

21 action to which it relates. 

22 SEC. 144. EXPEDITION IN HEARING AND DETERMINING THE 

23 ACTION. 

24 The court shall endeavor to hear and determine any 

25 covered civil action as expeditiously as possible. 

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1 SEC. 145. STANDARD OF REVIEW. 

2 In any judicial review of a covered civil action, ad3 ministrative findings and conclusions relating to the chal4 lenged Federal action or decision shall be presumed to be 

5 correct, and the presumption may be rebutted only by the 

6 preponderance of the evidence contained in the administra7 tive record. 

8 SEC. 146. LIMITATION ON INJUNCTION AND PROSPECTIVE 

9 RELIEF. 

10 In a covered civil action, the court shall not grant or 

11 approve any prospective relief unless the court finds that 

12 such relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than nec13 essary to correct the violation of a legal requirement, and 

14 is the least intrusive means necessary to correct that viola15 tion. In addition, courts shall limit the duration of prelimi16 nary injunctions to halt covered energy projects to no more 

17 than 60 days, unless the court finds clear reasons to extend 

18 the injunction. In such cases of extensions, such extensions 

19 shall only be in 30-day increments and shall require action 

20 by the court to renew the injunction. 

21 SEC. 147. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES. 

22 Sections 504 of title 5, United States Code, and 2412 

23 of title 28, United States Code, (together commonly called 

24 the Equal Access to Justice Act) do not apply to a covered 

25 civil action, nor shall any party in such a covered civil 

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1 action receive payment from the Federal Government for 

2 their attorneys’ fees, expenses, and other court costs. 

3 SEC. 148. LEGAL STANDING. 

4 Challengers filing appeals with the Department of the 

5 Interior Board of Land Appeals shall meet the same stand6 ing requirements as challengers before a United States dis7 trict court. 

8 Subtitle E—Knowing America’s Oil 

9 and Gas Resources 

10 SEC. 151. FUNDING OIL AND GAS RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 

12 provide matching funding for joint projects with States to 

13 conduct oil and gas resource assessments on Federal lands 

14 with significant oil and gas potential. 

15 (b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost of 

16 activities under this section shall not exceed 50 percent. 

17 (c) RESOURCE ASSESSMENT.—Any resource assess18 ment under this section shall be conducted by a State, in 

19 consultation with the United States Geological Survey. 

20 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

21 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

22 this section a total of $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2014 

23 through 2017. 

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1 TITLE II—OIL AND GAS LEASING 

2 CERTAINTY 

3 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Providing Leasing Cer5 tainty for American Energy Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 202. MINIMUM ACREAGE REQUIREMENT FOR ONSHORE 

7 LEASE SALES. 

8 In conducting lease sales as required by section 17(a) 

9 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(a)), each year 

10 the Secretary of the Interior shall perform the following: 

11 (1) The Secretary shall offer for sale no less than 

12 25 percent of the annual nominated acreage not pre13 viously made available for lease. Acreage offered for 

14 lease pursuant to this paragraph shall not be subject 

15 to protest and shall be eligible for categorical exclu16 sions under section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 

17 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15942), except that it shall not be 

18 subject to the test of extraordinary circumstances. 

19 (2) In administering this section, the Secretary 

20 shall only consider leasing of Federal lands that are 

21 available for leasing at the time the lease sale occurs. 

22 SEC. 203. LEASING CERTAINTY. 

23 Section 17(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 

24 226(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘All lands’’, 

25 and by adding at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary shall not withdraw any covered 

2 energy project issued under this Act without finding a vio3 lation of the terms of the lease by the lessee. 

4 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall not infringe upon lease rights 

5 under leases issued under this Act by indefinitely delaying 

6 issuance of project approvals, drilling and seismic permits, 

7 and rights of way for activities under such a lease. 

8 ‘‘(C) No later than 18 months after an area is des9 ignated as open under the current land use plan the Sec10 retary shall make available nominated areas for lease under 

11 the criteria in section 2. 

12 ‘‘(D) Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary 

13 shall issue all leases sold no later than 60 days after the 

14 last payment is made. 

15 ‘‘(E) The Secretary shall not cancel or withdraw any 

16 lease parcel after a competitive lease sale has occurred and 

17 a winning bidder has submitted the last payment for the 

18 parcel. 

19 ‘‘(F) Not later than 60 days after a lease sale held 

20 under this Act, the Secretary shall adjudicate any lease pro21 tests filed following a lease sale. If after 60 days any protest 

22 is left unsettled, said protest is automatically denied and 

23 appeal rights of the protestor begin. 

24 ‘‘(G) No additional lease stipulations may be added 

25 after the parcel is sold without consultation and agreement 

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1 of the lessee, unless the Secretary deems such stipulations 

2 as emergency actions to conserve the resources of the United 

3 States.’’. 

4 SEC. 204. LEASING CONSISTENCY. 

5 Federal land managers must follow existing resource 

6 management plans and continue to actively lease in areas 

7 designated as open when resource management plans are 

8 being amended or revised, until such time as a new record 

9 of decision is signed. 

10 SEC. 205. REDUCE REDUNDANT POLICIES. 

11 Bureau of Land Management Instruction Memo12 randum 2010–117 shall have no force or effect. 

13 SEC. 206. STREAMLINED CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION. 

14 Section 31(e) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 

15 188(e)) is amended in the matter following paragraph (4) 

16 by striking ‘‘at least thirty days in advance of the reinstate17 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘in an annual report’’. 

18 TITLE III—OIL SHALE 

19 SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 

20 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Investment 

21 in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, En22 ergy, and Resource Security Act’’ or the ‘‘PIONEERS Act’’. 

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1 SEC. 302. EFFECTIVENESS OF OIL SHALE REGULATIONS, 

2 AMENDMENTS TO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 

3 PLANS, AND RECORD OF DECISION. 

4 (a) REGULATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other law or 

5 regulation to the contrary, the final regulations regarding 

6 oil shale management published by the Bureau of Land 

7 Management on November 18, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 69,414) 

8 are deemed to satisfy all legal and procedural requirements 

9 under any law, including the Federal Land Policy and 

10 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the En11 dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and 

12 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

13 4321 et seq.), and the Secretary of the Interior shall imple14 ment those regulations, including the oil shale leasing pro15 gram authorized by the regulations, without any other ad16 ministrative action necessary. 

17 (b) AMENDMENTS TO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS

18 AND RECORD OF DECISION.—Notwithstanding any other 

19 law or regulation to the contrary, the November 17, 2008 

20 U.S. Bureau of Land Management Approved Resource 

21 Management Plan Amendments/Record of Decision for Oil 

22 Shale and Tar Sands Resources to Address Land Use Allo23 cations in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and Final Pro24 grammatic Environmental Impact Statement are deemed 

25 to satisfy all legal and procedural requirements under any 

26 law, including the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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1 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Endangered Spe2 cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the National 

3 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 

4 and the Secretary of the Interior shall implement the oil 

5 shale leasing program authorized by the regulations referred 

6 to in subsection (a) in those areas covered by the resource 

7 management plans amended by such amendments, and cov8 ered by such record of decision, without any other adminis9 trative action necessary. 

10 SEC. 303. OIL SHALE LEASING. 

11 (a) ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

12 LEASE SALES.—The Secretary of the Interior shall hold a 

13 lease sale within 180 days after the date of enactment of 

14 this Act offering an additional 10 parcels for lease for re15 search, development, and demonstration of oil shale re16 sources, under the terms offered in the solicitation of bids 

17 for such leases published on January 15, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 

18 10). 

19 (b) COMMERCIAL LEASE SALES.—No later than Janu20 ary 1, 2016, the Secretary of the Interior shall hold no less 

21 than 5 separate commercial lease sales in areas considered 

22 to have the most potential for oil shale development, as de23 termined by the Secretary, in areas nominated through 

24 public comment. Each lease sale shall be for an area of not 

25 less than 25,000 acres, and in multiple lease blocs. 

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1 TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUIS 

2 PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 401. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

4 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the 

5 issuance of a lease under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 

6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) to any person designated for the imposi7 tion of sanctions pursuant to— 

8 (1) the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 

9 1701 note), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac10 countability and Divestiture Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 

11 8501 et seq.), the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 

12 Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.), 

13 section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization 

14 Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a), or the 

15 Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 

16 (22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.); 

17 (2) Executive Order 13622 (July 30, 2012), Ex18 ecutive Order 13628 (October 9, 2012), or Executive 

19 Order 13645 (June 3, 2013); 

20 (3) Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001) 

21 or Executive Order 13338 (May 11, 2004); or 

22 (4) the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sov23 ereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151 

24 note). 

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Union Calendar No. 188 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1965 

[Report No. 113–262, Part I] 

A BILL 

To streamline and ensure onshore energy permitjob creation, and for other purposes. ican energy security, economic development, and give certainty to oil shale development for Amer- ting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and 

NOVEMBER 12, 2013 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

an amendment 

NOVEMBER 12, 2013 

The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed 

the Union and ordered to be printed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

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