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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1811 

To authorize the President to review and approve oil and gas exploration, 

development, and production projects under existing Federal oil and 

gas leases, both onshore and offshore, and to limit administrative and 

judicial proceedings with respect to such projects, upon finding that 

such a project complies with all applicable Federal laws, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 31, 2009 

Mrs. BACHMANN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the President to review and approve oil and 

gas exploration, development, and production projects 

under existing Federal oil and gas leases, both onshore 

and offshore, and to limit administrative and judicial 

proceedings with respect to such projects, upon finding 

that such a project complies with all applicable Federal 

laws, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Getting Resources Ef3 ficiently and Effectively Now Act’’ or the ‘‘GREEN Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL OF EXPLORATION, DE5 VELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION PROJECTS 

6 UNDER EXISTING FEDERAL OIL AND GAS 

7 LEASES. 

8 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to au9 thorize the President to review and approve oil and gas 

10 exploration, development, and production projects under 

11 existing Federal oil and gas leases, both onshore and off12 shore, upon finding that such a project complies with all 

13 applicable Federal laws. 

14 (b) REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PROJECTS.—Not15 withstanding any other provision of law, the President or 

16 a designee of the President shall review all projects for 

17 the exploration, development, or production of oil and gas 

18 resources under Federal leases, for lands (or submerged 

19 lands) located onshore or offshore, to determine whether 

20 the project complies with all applicable Federal laws. Upon 

21 a written finding by the President or the designee, in his 

22 or her sole discretion, that the project including all author23 izations, permits, studies, or other form of executive 

24 branch approvals otherwise required to conduct such ac25 tivities, (i) serves the public interest in responsible domes26 tic oil and gas development and (ii) complies with all appliVerDate Nov 24 2008 22:34 Apr 01, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1811.IH H1811

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1 cable Federal laws, the project shall be conclusively ap2 proved and authorized to proceed. 

3 (c) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL

4 PROCEEDINGS.—The decisions of the President or des5 ignee under this section, any permitting decisions or con6 ditions under such approval, and the project so approved 

7 shall not be subject to further administrative or judicial 

8 review, stay, or injunction or, if pending, continued admin9 istrative or judicial review, stay, or injunction, except with 

10 respect to an appeal filed by the applicant or permittee. 

11 A project approved under this section shall continue to be 

12 subject to the regulatory oversight and enforcement ac13 tions of the Federal agencies with jurisdiction over such 

14 activities, as otherwise provided by law, and shall be regu15 lated under the terms, conditions, and requirements of any 

16 authorization, permit, or other approval necessary to con17 duct such activities. The President’s or the President’s 

18 designee’s determinations under this section shall pre19 empt any State law. 

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