Native American Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-522
Sponsor: Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO]
Introduced: 2003-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Alternative energy sources
Citizen participation
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Economics and Public Finance
Electric power distribution
Electric power production
Electric power transmission
Employee training
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy efficiency
Energy facilities
Enterprise zones
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to Indians
Federal-Indian relations
Gas industry
Gas pipelines
Government Operations and Politics
Government lending
Governmental investigations
Home repair and improvement
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Indian economic development
Indian housing
Indian lands
Investment tax credit
Labor and Employment
Law
Leases
Mines and mineral resources
Mining royalties
Minorities
Natural gas
Oil and gas royalties
Oil well drilling
Petroleum industry
Petroleum pipelines
Prospecting
Residential rehabilitation
Right-of-way
Science, Technology, Communications
State government-Indian relations
State taxation
Tax credits
Taxation
Technological innovations
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Native American Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2003 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) establish an Indian Energy Resource Development Program to revise the program of grants and low-interest loans to Indian tribes and tribal consortia to develop the managerial and technical capacity to develop energy resource on Indian lands and promote the vertical integration of such resources.
Repeals the Indian tribes energy assistance demonstration program.
Authorizes Indians or Indian tribes to enter into leases or business agreements for the purpose of energy development.
Authorizes Indian tribes to grant rights-of-way over tribal land for pipelines or electric transmission or distribution lines without specific approval by the Secretary under specified conditions.
Specifies that Federal employees on the Indian Energy Resource Commission are to serve the Commission without additional compensation.
Authorizes the Chairperson of the Commission to: (1) appoint and terminate an executive director and other personnel as necessary; and (2) set compensation for such personnel within specified limitations. (Currently, the Commission appoints the executive director, who appoints other personnel; and compensation is specified according to the Federal Executive Schedule.)
Revises specified detail requirements for Federal employees on the Commission.
Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in cooperation with Indian tribes or tribally-designated housing entities of Indian tribes, to provide to eligible nonprofit and community organizations, technical assistance to initiate and expand the use of energy saving technologies in housing construction and rehabilitation.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to review and report to the Secretary (who shall report to specified congressional committees) on all activities being conducted under the Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982.
Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on energy development potential on Indian land.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-10
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-61.
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3172-3175)
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3172)
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate