I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5899 
To expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and 
expand renewable electricity. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2010 
Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. BISHOP 
of Utah, and Mr. SIMPSON) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Oversight and 
Government Reform, Armed Services, and Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, 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 
A BILL 
To expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more 
nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as ‘‘A 
Roadmap for America’s Energy Future’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—AMERICAN ENERGY 
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Sec. 100. Findings. 
Subtitle A—OCS 
Sec. 101. Leasing program considered approved. 
Sec. 102. Outer Continental Shelf Lease sales. 
Sec. 103. Definitions under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. 
Sec. 104. Determination of Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas. 
Sec. 105. Outer Continental Shelf leasing program. 
Sec. 106. Coordination with Adjacent States. 
Sec. 107. Environmental studies. 
Sec. 108. Outer Continental Shelf incompatible use. 
Sec. 109. Repurchase of certain leases. 
Sec. 110. Offsite environmental mitigation. 
Subtitle B—ANWR 
Sec. 121. Definitions. 
Sec. 122. Leasing program for lands within the Coastal Plain. 
Sec. 123. Lease sales. 
Sec. 124. Grant of leases by the Secretary. 
Sec. 125. Lease terms and conditions. 
Sec. 126. Coastal Plain environmental protection. 
Sec. 127. Expedited judicial review. 
Sec. 128. Federal and State distribution of revenues. 
Sec. 129. Rights-of-way across the Coastal Plain. 
Sec. 130. Conveyance. 
Sec. 131. Local government impact aid and community service assistance. 
Subtitle C—Oil Shale 
Sec. 141. Oil shale. 
Subtitle D—Coal to Liquid 
Sec. 151. Development and operation of facilities. 
Sec. 152. Definitions relating to coal-to-liquid fuel and facilities. 
Sec. 153. Repeal. 
TITLE II—AMERICAN-MADE ENERGY TRUST FUND 
Sec. 201. Establishment of American-Made Energy Trust Fund. 
TITLE III—NUCLEAR 
Sec. 301. Findings. 
Sec. 302. 200 operating permits by 2040. 
Sec. 303. Recycle and safely store spent nuclear fuel. 
Sec. 304. Confidence in availability of waste disposal. 
TITLE IV—REVERSE AUCTION MECHANISMS FOR RENEWABLE 
ENERGY GENERATION AND FOR RENEWABLE FUEL PRODUCTION 
Sec. 401. Reverse auction mechanism for renewable energy generation. 
TITLE V—NATIONAL COMMISSION ON OUTER CONTINENTAL 
SHELF OIL SPILL PREVENTION 
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Sec. 501. National Commission on Outer Continental Shelf Oil Spill Preven-
tion. 
TITLE I—AMERICAN ENERGY 
SEC. 100. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States contains abundant oil 
and gas resources located within its lands. 
(2) Development of domestic oil and gas re-
sources can be accomplished in a safe and environ-
mentally responsible manner. 
(3) Increased development of domestic oil and 
gas resources could significantly boost economic 
growth, provide permanent well-paying jobs, and 
serve as a significant revenue source to the Federal 
government. 
(4) The United States Geological Survey esti-
mates that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge con-
tains a mean expected value of 10.4 billion barrels 
of technically recoverable oil. 
(5) The Minerals Management Service has esti-
mated there are 85 billion undiscovered, technically 
recoverable barrels of oil and 420 trillion cubic feet 
of natural gas in the outer Continental Shelf of the 
United States. 
(6) The Minerals Management Service has esti-
mated that less than 0.001 percent of oil produced 
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on the Outer Continental Shelf of the United States 
since 1980 has been spilled. 
(7) The National Academy of Sciences has esti-
mated that less than 1 percent of petroleum in 
American waters is from drilling and extraction, and 
that 63 percent is from natural seepage. 
Subtitle A—OCS 
SEC. 101. LEASING PROGRAM CONSIDERED APPROVED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Draft Proposed Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010–2015 re-
leased by the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) under section 18 of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) is consid-
ered to have been approved by the Secretary as a final 
oil and gas leasing program under that section, and is con-
sidered to be in full compliance with and in accordance 
with all requirements of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act, National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, Clean Air Act, Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972, the Oil Pollution Control 
Act of 1990, and all other applicable laws. 
(b) FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.— 
The Secretary is considered to have issued a legally suffi-
cient final environmental impact statement for the pro-
gram described in subsection (a) in accordance with all 
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requirements under section 102(2)(C) of the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), 
and all other applicable laws. 
SEC. 102. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASE SALES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in (b), not 
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act 
and every 270 days thereafter, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 
conduct a lease sale in each outer Continental Shelf plan-
ning region for which the Secretary determines that there 
is a commercial interest in purchasing Federal oil and gas 
leases for production on the outer Continental Shelf. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT DETERMINATIONS AND SALES.—If 
the Secretary determines that there is not a commercial 
interest in purchasing Federal oil and gas leases for pro-
duction on the outer Continental Shelf in a planning area 
under this subsection, not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of the determination and every 2 years there-
after, the Secretary shall— 
(1) solicit if there is commercial interest in pur-
chasing Federal oil and gas leases for production on 
the outer Continental Shelf in the planning area; 
and 
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(2) if the Secretary determines that there is a 
commercial interest described in paragraph (1), con-
duct a lease sale in the planning area. 
SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS UNDER THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 
SHELF LANDS ACT. 
Section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1331) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (f) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(f) The term ‘affected State’ means the ‘Adjacent 
State’.’’; 
(2) by striking the semicolon at the end of each 
of paragraphs (a) through (o) and inserting a pe-
riod; 
(3) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(p) and inserting a period; 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) The term ‘Adjacent State’ means, with respect 
to any program, plan, lease sale, leased tract or other ac-
tivity, proposed, conducted, or approved pursuant to the 
provisions of this Act, any State the laws of which are 
declared, pursuant to section 4(a)(2), to be the law of the 
United States for the portion of the outer Continental 
Shelf to which such program, plan, lease sale, or leased 
tract appertains or on which such activity is, or is pro-
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