Title: Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the compliance with the obligations of the Mineral Leasing Act.
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
This resolution directs the Department of the Interior to provide the House of Representatives with certain documents and information about compliance with the obligations of the Mineral Leasing Act.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1248 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1248

Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain 
 documents to the House of Representatives relating to the compliance 
            with the obligations of the Mineral Leasing Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2022

 Ms. Herrell submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain 
 documents to the House of Representatives relating to the compliance 
            with the obligations of the Mineral Leasing Act.

    Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior is directed to 
transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after 
the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, 
memorandum, correspondence, and other communication or any portion of 
any such communication, that refers or relates to the compliance with 
the obligations of the Mineral Leasing Act, including the following:
            (1) All documents and communications relating to the 
        Mineral Leasing Act's requirement to hold quarterly lease sales 
        in each eligible State, including but not limited to--
                    (A) any reference to cancelling lease sales in 
                eligible sales;
                    (B) any reference to minimizing the acreage 
                included in lease sales in eligible lease sales; and
                    (C) any reference to the consequences of failing to 
                hold mandated lease sales.
            (2) All documents and communications relating to the 
        Mineral Leasing Act's requirement to process Applications for 
        Permit to Drill within 30 days of receipt at the Bureau of Land 
        Management, including but not limited to--
                    (A) any reference to delays in the approval 
                process;
                    (B) any reference to the impact of staffing levels 
                on the ability to approve Applications for Permit to 
                Drill; and
                    (C) any reference to instructions to intentionally 
                slow the approval process.
            (3) All documents and communications relating to the 
        economic implications of failing to hold quarterly lease sales 
        in eligible States or approve Applications for Permit to Drill 
        within 30 days, including but not limited to--
                    (A) any reference to decreasing domestic oil or 
                natural gas production;
                    (B) any reference to increasing dependence on 
                foreign sources of oil or natural gas;
                    (C) any reference to implications of funding for 
                the Land and Water Conservation Fund; and
                    (D) any reference to implications of funding for 
                State and local governments, including support for 
                schools and law enforcement.
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