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Union Calendar No. 378 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4381 
[Report No. 112–530] 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish goals for an all-of- 
the-above energy production plan strategy on a 4-year basis on all on-
shore Federal lands managed by the Department of the Interior and 
the Forest Service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2012 
Mr. TIPTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
JUNE 15, 2012 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GOSAR, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. DUNCAN of South Caro-
lina, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. COFFMAN
of Colorado, Ms. FOXX, Mr. 
NUNNELEE, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. REED, Mr. GRIFFIN of Ar-
kansas, Mr. MILLER of Florida, and Mrs. CAPITO 
JUNE 15, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 18, 2012] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish goals 
for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy 
on a 4-year basis on all onshore Federal lands managed 
by the Department of the Interior and the Forest Serv-
ice. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Planning for American 
Energy Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. ONSHORE DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION STRA-
TEGIC PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Mineral Leasing Act (30 
U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by redesignating section 44 
as section 45, and by inserting after section 43 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 44. QUADRENNIAL STRATEGIC FEDERAL ONSHORE 
ENERGY PRODUCTION STRATEGY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in 
this section referred to as ‘Secretary’), in consultation 
with the Secretary of Agriculture with regard to lands 
administered by the Forest Service, shall develop and 
publish every 4 years a Quadrennial Federal Onshore 
Energy Production Strategy. This Strategy shall di-
rect Federal land energy development and department 
resource allocation in order to promote the energy se-
curity of the United States. 
‘‘(2) In developing this Strategy, the Secretary 
shall consult with the Administrator of the Energy 
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Information Administration on the projected energy 
demands of the United States for the next 30-year pe-
riod, and how energy derived from Federal onshore 
lands can put the United States on a trajectory to 
meet that demand during the next 4-year period. The 
Secretary shall consider how Federal lands will con-
tribute to ensuring national energy security, with a 
goal for increasing energy independence and produc-
tion, during the next 4-year period. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall determine a domestic 
strategic production objective for the development of 
energy resources from Federal onshore lands. Such ob-
jective shall be— 
‘‘(A) the best estimate, based upon commer-
cial and scientific data, of the expected increase 
in domestic production of oil and natural gas 
from the Federal onshore mineral estate, with a 
focus on lands held by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and the Forest Service; 
‘‘(B) the best estimate, based upon commer-
cial and scientific data, of the expected increase 
in domestic coal production from Federal lands; 
‘‘(C) the best estimate, based upon commer-
cial and scientific data, of the expected increase 
in domestic production of strategic and critical 
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energy minerals from the Federal onshore min-
eral estate; 
‘‘(D) the best estimate, based upon commer-
cial and scientific data, of the expected increase 
in megawatts for electricity production from 
each of the following sources: wind, solar, bio-
mass, hydropower, and geothermal energy pro-
duced on Federal lands administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management and the Forest Serv-
ice; 
‘‘(E) the best estimate, based upon commer-
cial and scientific data, of the expected increase 
in unconventional energy production, such as oil 
shale; and 
‘‘(F) the best estimate, based upon commer-
cial and scientific data, of the expected increase 
in domestic production of oil, natural gas, coal, 
and other renewable sources from tribal lands for 
any federally recognized Indian tribe that elects 
to participate in facilitating energy production 
on its lands. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall consult with the Admin-
istrator of the Energy Information Administration 
regarding the methodology used to arrive at its esti-
mates for purposes of this section. 
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‘‘(5) The Secretary has the authority to expand 
the energy development plan to include other energy 
production technology sources or advancements in en-
ergy on Federal lands. 
‘‘(b) TRIBAL OBJECTIVES.—It is the sense of Congress 
that federally recognized Indian tribes may elect to set their 
own production objectives as part of the Strategy under this 
section. The Secretary shall work in cooperation with any 
federally recognized Indian tribe that elects to participate 
in achieving its own strategic energy objectives designated 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(c) EXECUTION OF THE STRATEGY.—The relevant 
Secretary shall have all necessary authority to make deter-
minations regarding which additional lands will be made 
available in order to meet the production objectives estab-
lished by strategies under this section. The Secretary shall 
also take all necessary actions to achieve these production 
objectives unless the President determines that it is not in 
the national security and economic interests of the United 
States to increase Federal domestic energy production and 
to further decrease dependence upon foreign sources of en-
ergy. In administering this section, the relevant Secretary 
shall only consider leasing Federal lands available for leas-
ing at the time the lease sale occurs. 
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‘‘(d) 
STATE, 
FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED
INDIAN 
TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND PUBLIC INPUT.—In de-
veloping each strategy, the Secretary shall solicit the input 
of affected States, federally recognized Indian tribes, local 
governments, and the public. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall report annu-
ally to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate on the progress of meeting the 
production goals set forth in the strategy. The Secretary 
shall identify in the report projections for production and 
capacity installations and any problems with leasing, per-
mitting, siting, or production that will prevent meeting the 
goal. In addition, the Secretary shall make suggestions to 
help meet any shortfalls in meeting the production goals. 
‘‘(f) PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATE-
MENT.—Not later than 12 months after the date of enact-
ment of this section, in accordance with section 102(2)(C) 
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the Secretary shall complete a pro-
grammatic environmental impact statement. This pro-
grammatic environmental impact statement will be deemed 
sufficient to comply with all requirements under that Act 
for all necessary resource management and land use plans 
associated with the implementation of the strategy. 
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‘‘(g) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.—At least 60 days prior 
to publishing a proposed strategy under this section, the 
Secretary shall submit it to the President and the Congress, 
together with any comments received from States, federally 
recognized Indian tribes, and local governments. Such sub-
mission shall indicate why any specific recommendation of 
a State, federally recognized Indian tribe, or local govern-
ment was not accepted.’’. 
(b) FIRST QUADRENNIAL STRATEGY.—Not later than 
18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall submit to Congress the first 
Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy 
under the amendment made by subsection (a). 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘strategic and crit-
ical energy minerals’’ means those that are necessary for 
the Nation’s energy infrastructure including pipelines, re-
fining capacity, electrical power generation and trans-
mission, and renewable energy production and those that 
are necessary to support domestic manufacturing, including 
but not limited to, materials used in energy generation, pro-
duction, and transportation. 
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Union Calendar No. 378 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4381 
[Report No. 112–530] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish 
goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
plan strategy on a 4-year basis on all onshore 
Federal lands managed by the Department of the 
Interior and the Forest Service. 
JUNE 15, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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