Keep American Natural Gas Here Act

Bill: 113-hr-1191
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2013-03-14
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Energy prices

General public lands matters

Government studies and investigations

Oil and gas

Pipelines

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2013-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Keep American Natural Gas Here Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of federal lands (including submerged lands) under the Mineral Leasing Act or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act only from bidders certifying that all natural gas produced pursuant to such leases will be offered for sale only in the United States.</p> <p> Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit granting a new right-of-way for a natural gas pipeline unless the right-of-way applicant certifies that all natural gas transported via such pipeline will be offered for sale only in the United States.</p> <p>Declares this Act without force or effect 10 years after enactment of this Act.</p> <p> Instructs the Secretary of the Interior and the Comptroller General to report separately to Congress on the impact of this Act upon: (1) natural gas production on federal lands, (2) consumption of natural gas in the United States, and (3) prices and markets for natural gas in the United States.</p> <BR> <p><BR> </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1191 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2013 Mr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Holt ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide that the Secretary of the Interior may accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of Federal lands (including submerged lands) only from bidders certifying that all natural gas produced pursuant to such leases shall be offered for sale only in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep American Natural Gas Here Act . 2. No foreign sales of natural gas produced on Federal lands The Secretary of the Interior may accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of Federal lands (including submerged lands) under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ) only from bidders certifying that all natural gas produced pursuant to such leases shall be offered for sale only in the United States. 3. No foreign sales of natural gas transported over Federal pipeline rights-of-way Section 28(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 185(a) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) after (a) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) A new right-of-way for a natural gas pipeline may not be granted under this section unless the applicant for the right-of-way certifies that all natural gas that is transported via such pipeline shall be offered for sale only in the United States. . 4. Sunset (a) Sunset (1) In general This Act, including any certification made pursuant to this Act, shall have no force or effect after the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Conforming amendments Section 28(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(a)) is amended— (A) by striking (a)(1) and inserting (a) ; and (B) by striking the paragraph added by the amendment made by section 3(2). (b) Report Two years before the end of the period referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior and the Comptroller General of the United States shall each submit a report to the Congress on the impact of this Act on natural gas production on Federal lands, consumption of natural gas in the United States, and prices and markets for natural gas in the United States.