I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1335 
To restart onshore and offshore oil, gas, and coal leasing, streamline permit-
ting for energy infrastructure, ensure transparency in energy development 
on Federal lands, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2023 
Mr. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, and Mr. STAUBER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 
and the Budget, 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 restart onshore and offshore oil, gas, and coal leasing, 
streamline permitting for energy infrastructure, ensure 
transparency in energy development on Federal lands, 
and for other purposes. 
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 the 
‘‘Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Produc-
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tion of American Resources Act’’ or the ‘‘TAPP American 
Resources Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE LEASING AND OVERSIGHT 
Sec. 101. Onshore oil and gas leasing. 
Sec. 102. Lease reinstatement. 
Sec. 103. Protested lease sales. 
Sec. 104. Suspension of operations. 
Sec. 105. Administrative protest process reform. 
Sec. 106. Leasing and permitting transparency. 
Sec. 107. Offshore oil and gas leasing. 
Sec. 108. Five-year plan for offshore oil and gas leasing. 
Sec. 109. Geothermal leasing. 
Sec. 110. Leasing for certain qualified coal applications. 
Sec. 111. Future coal leasing. 
Sec. 112. Staff planning report. 
TITLE II—PERMITTING STREAMLINING 
Sec. 201. Definitions. 
Sec. 202. BUILDER Act. 
Sec. 203. Codification of National Environmental Policy Act regulations. 
Sec. 204. Non-major Federal actions. 
Sec. 205. No net loss determination for existing rights-of-way. 
Sec. 206. Determination of National Environmental Policy Act adequacy. 
Sec. 207. Determination regarding rights-of-way. 
Sec. 208. Terms of rights-of-way. 
Sec. 209. Funding to process permits and develop information technology. 
Sec. 210. Offshore geological and geophysical survey licensing. 
Sec. 211. Deferral of applications for permits to drill. 
Sec. 212. Processing and terms of applications for permits to drill. 
Sec. 213. Amendments to the Energy Policy Act of 2005. 
Sec. 214. Access to Federal energy resources from non-Federal surface estate. 
Sec. 215. Scope of environmental reviews for oil and gas leases. 
Sec. 216. Expediting approval of gathering lines. 
Sec. 217. Lease sale litigation. 
Sec. 218. Limitation on claims. 
Sec. 219. Government Accountability Office report on permits to drill. 
TITLE III—PERMITTING FOR MINING NEEDS 
Sec. 301. Definitions. 
Sec. 302. Minerals supply chain and reliability. 
Sec. 303. Federal register process improvement. 
Sec. 304. Designation of mining as a covered sector for Federal permitting im-
provement purposes. 
Sec. 305. Treatment of actions under presidential determination 2022–11 for 
Federal permitting improvement purposes. 
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Sec. 306. Notice for mineral exploration activities with limited surface disturb-
ance. 
Sec. 307. Use of mining claims for ancillary activities. 
Sec. 308. Ensuring consideration of uranium as a critical mineral. 
TITLE IV—FEDERAL LAND USE PLANNING 
Sec. 401. Federal land use planning and withdrawals. 
Sec. 402. Prohibitions on delay of mineral development of certain Federal land. 
Sec. 403. Definitions. 
TITLE V—ENSURING COMPETITIVENESS ON FEDERAL LANDS 
Sec. 501. Incentivizing domestic production. 
TITLE VI—ENERGY REVENUE SHARING 
Sec. 601. Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf revenue. 
Sec. 602. Parity in offshore wind revenue sharing. 
Sec. 603. Elimination of administrative fee under the Mineral Leasing Act. 
TITLE I—ONSHORE AND OFF-
SHORE LEASING AND OVER-
SIGHT 
SEC. 101. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASING. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO IMMEDIATELY RESUME ON-
SHORE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall immediately resume quarterly onshore oil 
and gas lease sales in compliance with the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.). 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall ensure— 
(A) that any oil and gas lease sale pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) is conducted immediately 
on completion of all applicable scoping, public 
comment, and environmental analysis require-
ments under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
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U.S.C. 181 et seq.) and the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.); and 
(B) that the processes described in sub-
paragraph (A) are conducted in a timely man-
ner to ensure compliance with subsection (b)(1). 
(3) LEASE OF OIL AND GAS LANDS.—Section 
17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
226(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘Eligible 
lands comprise all lands subject to leasing under this 
Act and not excluded from leasing by a statutory or 
regulatory prohibition. Available lands are those 
lands that have been designated as open for leasing 
under a land use plan developed under section 202 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 and that have been nominated for leasing 
through the submission of an expression of interest, 
are subject to drainage in the absence of leasing, or 
are otherwise designated as available pursuant to 
regulations adopted by the Secretary.’’ after ‘‘sales 
are necessary.’’. 
(b) QUARTERLY LEASE SALES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Min-
eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), each fiscal 
year, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a 
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minimum of four oil and gas lease sales in each of 
the following States: 
(A) Wyoming. 
(B) New Mexico. 
(C) Colorado. 
(D) Utah. 
(E) Montana. 
(F) North Dakota. 
(G) Oklahoma. 
(H) Nevada. 
(I) Alaska. 
(J) Any other State in which there is land 
available for oil and gas leasing under the Min-
eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or any 
other mineral leasing law. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In conducting a lease sale 
under paragraph (1) in a State described in that 
paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer 
all parcels nominated and eligible pursuant to the 
requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
181 et seq.) for oil and gas exploration, develop-
ment, and production under the resource manage-
ment plan in effect for the State. 
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(3) REPLACEMENT SALES.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall conduct a replacement sale during 
the same fiscal year if— 
(A) a lease sale under paragraph (1) is 
canceled, delayed, or deferred, including for a 
lack of eligible parcels; or 
(B) during a lease sale under paragraph 
(1) the percentage of acreage that does not re-
ceive a bid is equal to or greater than 25 per-
cent of the acreage offered. 
(4) NOTICE REGARDING MISSED SALES.—Not 
later than 30 days after a sale required under this 
subsection is canceled, delayed, deferred, or other-
wise missed the Secretary of the Interior shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
that states what sale was missed and why it was 
missed. 
SEC. 102. LEASE REINSTATEMENT. 
The reinstatement of a lease entered into under the 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Geo-
thermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) by 
the Secretary shall be not considered a major Federal ac-
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