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Union Calendar No. 272 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3408 
[Report No. 112–392] 
To set clear rules for the development of United States oil shale resources, 
to promote shale technology research and development, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2011 
Mr. LAMBORN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
FEBRUARY 9, 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 November 14, 2011] 
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A BILL 
To set clear rules for the development of United States 
oil shale resources, to promote shale technology research 
and development, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Protecting Investment 
in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, En-
ergy, and Resource Security Act’’ or the ‘‘PIONEERS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVENESS OF OIL SHALE REGULATIONS, 
AMENDMENTS TO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
PLANS, AND RECORD OF DECISION. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other law or 
regulation to the contrary, the final regulations regarding 
oil shale management published by the Bureau of Land 
Management on November 18, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 69,414) 
are deemed to satisfy all legal and procedural requirements 
under any law, including the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.), and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–58), and the Secretary of the Interior shall imple-
ment those regulations, including the oil shale leasing pro-
gram authorized by the regulations, without any other ad-
ministrative action necessary. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS 
AND RECORD OF DECISION.—Notwithstanding any other 
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law or regulation to the contrary, the November 17, 2008 
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Approved Resource 
Management Plan Amendments/Record of Decision for Oil 
Shale and Tar Sands Resources to Address Land Use Allo-
cations in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and Final Pro-
grammatic Environmental Impact Statement are deemed 
to satisfy all legal and procedural requirements under any 
law, including the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58), and 
the Secretary of the Interior shall implement the oil shale 
leasing program authorized by the regulations referred to 
in subsection (a) in those areas covered by the resource 
management plans amended by such amendments, and cov-
ered by such record of decision, without any other adminis-
trative action necessary. 
SEC. 3. OIL SHALE LEASING. 
(a) ADDITIONAL
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT 
LEASE SALES.—The Secretary of the Interior shall hold a 
lease sale within 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act offering an additional 10 parcels for lease for re-
search, development, and demonstration of oil shale re-
sources, under the terms offered in the solicitation of bids 
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for such leases published on January 15, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 
10). 
(b) COMMERCIAL LEASE SALES.—No later than Janu-
ary 1, 2016, the Secretary of the Interior shall hold no less 
than 5 separate commercial lease sales in areas considered 
to have the most potential for oil shale development, as de-
termined by the Secretary, in areas nominated through 
public comment. Each lease sale shall be for an area of not 
less than 25,000 acres, and in multiple lease blocs. 
SEC. 4. POLICIES REGARDING BUYING, BUILDING, AND 
WORKING FOR AMERICA. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.—It is the intent of the 
Congress that— 
(1) this Act will support a healthy and growing 
United States domestic energy sector that, in turn, 
helps to reinvigorate American manufacturing, trans-
portation, and service sectors by employing the vast 
talents of United States workers to assist in the devel-
opment of energy from domestic sources; 
(2) to ensure a robust oil shale industry and en-
sure that the benefits of development support local 
communities, under this Act, the Secretary shall make 
every effort to promote the development of oil shale in 
a manner that will support the long-term commercial 
development of oil shale, and shall take into consider-
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Union Calendar No. 272 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3408 
[Report No. 112–392] 
A BILL 
To set clear rules for the development of United 
States oil shale resources, to promote shale tech-
nology research and development, and for other 
purposes. 
FEBRUARY 9, 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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