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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 459 
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 
JANUARY 21, 2015 
Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. 
WEBER of Texas, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. MCCLIN-
TOCK, Mr. PEARCE, and Mr. PITTENGER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
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. 
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 2015’’. 
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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 
following: 
‘‘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 consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Agriculture with regard to 
lands administered by the Forest Service, shall de-
velop and publish every 4 years a Quadrennial Fed-
eral Onshore Energy Production Strategy. This 
Strategy shall direct Federal land energy develop-
ment and department resource allocation in order to 
promote the energy and national security of the 
United States in accordance with Bureau of Land 
Management’s mission of promoting the multiple use 
of Federal lands as set forth in the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) In developing this Strategy, the Secretary 
shall consult with the Administrator of the Energy 
Information Administration on the projected energy 
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demands of the United States for the next 30-year 
period, and how energy derived from Federal on-
shore lands can put the United States on a trajec-
tory to meet that demand during the next 4-year pe-
riod. The Secretary shall consider how Federal lands 
will contribute to ensuring national energy security, 
with a goal for increasing energy independence and 
production, 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 
objective shall be— 
‘‘(A) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease 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 Management and the Forest Service; 
‘‘(B) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in domestic coal production from Federal 
lands; 
‘‘(C) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in domestic production of strategic and 
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critical energy minerals from the Federal on-
shore mineral estate; 
‘‘(D) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in megawatts for electricity production 
from each of the following sources: wind, solar, 
biomass, hydropower, and geothermal energy 
produced on Federal lands administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management and the Forest 
Service; 
‘‘(E) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in unconventional energy production, 
such as oil shale; 
‘‘(F) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease 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 en-
ergy production on its lands; and 
‘‘(G) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in production of helium on Federal lands 
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administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment and the Forest Service. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall consult with the Ad-
ministrator of the Energy Information Administra-
tion regarding the methodology used to arrive at its 
estimates for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary has the authority to expand 
the energy development plan to include other energy 
production technology sources or advancements in 
energy on Federal lands. 
‘‘(b) TRIBAL OBJECTIVES.—It is the sense of Con-
gress 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 coopera-
tion with any federally recognized Indian tribe that elects 
to participate in achieving its own strategic energy objec-
tives 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 
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United States to increase Federal domestic energy produc-
tion and to further decrease dependence upon foreign 
sources of energy. In administering this section, the rel-
evant Secretary shall only consider leasing Federal lands 
available for leasing at the time the lease sale occurs. 
‘‘(d) STATE, FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED
INDIAN 
TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND PUBLIC INPUT.—In 
developing 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 
Natural Resources of the Senate on the progress of meet-
ing the production goals set forth in the strategy. The Sec-
retary shall identify in the report projections for produc-
tion and capacity installations and any problems with leas-
ing, permitting, siting, or production that will prevent 
meeting the goal. In addition, the Secretary shall make 
suggestions to help meet any shortfalls in meeting the pro-
duction goals. 
‘‘(f) 
PROGRAMMATIC
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT 
STATEMENT.—Not later than 12 months after the date 
of enactment of this section, in accordance with section 
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
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1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the Secretary shall com-
plete a programmatic environmental impact statement. 
This programmatic 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. 
‘‘(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 Con-
gress, together with any comments received from States, 
federally recognized Indian tribes, and local governments. 
Such submission shall indicate why any specific rec-
ommendation of a State, federally recognized Indian tribe, 
or local government was not accepted. 
‘‘(h) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL ENERGY MINERALS 
DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘stra-
tegic and critical energy minerals’ means those that are 
necessary for the Nation’s energy infrastructure including 
pipelines, refining capacity, electrical power generation 
and transmission, and renewable energy production and 
those that are necessary to support domestic manufac-
turing, including but not limited to, materials used in en-
ergy generation, production, and transportation.’’. 
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(b) FIRST QUADRENNIAL STRATEGY.—Not later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress the 
first Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy Production 
Strategy under the amendment made by subsection (a). 
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