Protecting American Energy Act
Bill: H.R.7848 | Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. (R-UT)
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Protecting American Energy Act
This bill prohibits the withdrawal of land from mining, mineral leasing, or geothermal leasing laws if the withdrawal is projected to have a negative impact on domestic energy independence. The bill also requires annual reports on domestic energy capacity, production, and consumption.

To promote meeting domestic energy needs with domestic energy 
                  production, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Energy Act''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL ENERGY ANALYSES; ESTIMATES; REPORT.

    (a) Annual Analyses; Estimates.--The Secretary of the Interior, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, 
the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of State, shall--
            (1) conduct an annual qualitative and quantitative analysis 
        of--
                    (A) the energy production on Federal lands and 
                interests in lands, on State lands, and on private 
                lands during the 5 calendar years immediately prior to 
                the year in which the analysis is conducted; and
                    (B) the energy consumption by the United States 
                during the 5 calendar years immediately prior to the 
                year in which the analysis is conducted; and
            (2) complete an annual estimate of--
                    (A) the probable energy production on Federal lands 
                and interests in lands, on State lands, and on private 
                lands during the calendar year immediately after to the 
                year in which the analysis required under paragraphs 
                (1) is conducted based on--
                            (i) current events;
                            (ii) the analysis required under paragraph 
                        (1);
                            (iii) data and analysis published by the 
                        Energy Information Administration regarding 
                        domestic oil and gas production and 
                        consumption;
                            (iv) data and analysis published by the 
                        Office of Natural Resources Revenue regarding 
                        domestic oil and gas production and 
                        consumption; and
                            (v) other data considered relevant by such 
                        Secretaries; and
                    (B) the probable energy consumption by the United 
                States during the calendar year immediately after to 
                the year in which the analysis required under 
                paragraphs (1) is conducted based on--
                            (i) current events;
                            (ii) the analysis required under paragraph 
                        (1);
                            (iii) data and analysis published by the 
                        Energy Information Administration regarding 
                        domestic oil and gas production and 
                        consumption;
                            (iv) data and analysis published by the 
                        Office of Natural Resources Revenue regarding 
                        domestic oil and gas production and 
                        consumption; and
                            (v) other data considered relevant by such 
                        Secretaries.
    (b) Annual Report.--The Secretary of the Interior shall--
            (1) complete an annual report for the calendar year 
        immediately before the report is completed that includes--
                    (A) the analyses and estimates completed under 
                subsection (a);
                    (B) the data used to complete the analyses and 
                estimates under subsection (a); and
                    (C) recommendations to secure and increase United 
                States energy independence; and
            (2) not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act and not later than September 30 of each year 
        thereafter, transmit the report required under paragraph (1) 
        to--
                    (A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate.

SEC. 3. WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND.

    (a) Resource Assessments Required.--Subject to valid, existing 
rights, Federal lands and interests in lands may not be withdrawn from 
entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, 
entry or patent under the mining laws, or operation of the mineral 
leasing, mineral materials, or geothermal leasing laws unless--
            (1) a quantitative and qualitative geophysical and 
        geological mineral resource assessment of the Federal lands and 
        interests in lands proposed to be withdrawn has been--
                    (A) completed by the Director of the United States 
                Geological Survey during the 10-year period ending 
                immediately before the date of the withdrawal; or
                    (B) certified as current by the Director of the 
                United States Geological Survey; and
            (2) the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary 
        of Energy, and the Secretary of State, have conducted a 
        quantitative and qualitative geophysical and geological 
        resource assessment to determine that the withdrawal is not 
        projected to have a negative impact on domestic energy 
        independence.
    (b) Requirement for Oil and Gas Leasing Withdrawal.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the 
Interior may not withdraw Federal land or interests in land from oil 
and gas leasing unless specifically authorized by a Federal statute 
if--
            (1) the proposed withdrawal is projected to reduce the 
        ability of the United States to meet domestic energy needs with 
        domestic energy production as determined by the resource 
        assessments made pursuant to this section; or
            (2) a parcel included in the proposed withdrawal has an 
        exterior boundary that is less than 50 miles from the exterior 
        boundary of another parcel that was withdrawn from oil and gas 
        leasing during the 1-year period before the date of the 
        proposed withdrawal.
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