American Energy First Act

Bill: 116-hr-4294
Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2019-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Alaska
Alternative and renewable resources
American Samoa
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Aquaculture
Aquatic ecology
Archaeology and anthropology
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Endangered and threatened species
Energy revenues and royalties
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Georgia
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Guam
Gulf of Mexico
Historic sites and heritage areas
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial review and appeals
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Military operations and strategy
Mining
Monuments and memorials
North Carolina
Northern Mariana Islands
Oil and gas
Pacific Ocean
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Strategic materials and reserves
Trade restrictions
U.S. territories and protectorates
User charges and fees
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: 

American Energy First Act

 
This bill addresses offshore and onshore oil and gas resources, and the use of renewable energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and other federal lands.
 
Among other things, the bill
 
 
allows states with an established permitting and regulatory program to manage certain federal permitting and regulatory responsibilities for oil and gas development on federal lands within their borders;
 
limits the President's authority to prohibit oil and gas leasing on the OCS;
 
establishes a revenue sharing framework to distribute revenues collected from oil and gas leasing on the OCS to certain states (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alaska);
 
provides a mechanism for states to receive their entitled percentage of sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals for all public land or deposits located in the state;
 
requires the Department of the Interior to establish certain federal land as geothermal and wind energy leasing priority areas; and
 
limits the authority of Interior to declare a moratorium on the leasing of federal lands for oil and gas activities unless such moratorium is authorized by Congress.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-09-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-09-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Introduced in House