H.R. 1965 - Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act

Bill Text

    Text of Rules Committee Print 113-26 PDF XML

    Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of 2013 (Showing the texts of H.R. 1965, H.R. 1394, H.R. 1964, and H.R. 555 as reported by the Committee on Natural Resources; and the text of H.R. 1548 with modifications)

    Text of H.R. 1965 PDF XML

    Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act (as introduced)

    H. Rept. 113-262 PDF

    Report from the Committee on Natural Resources (as filed)

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Monday, November 18, 2013.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 419: 
ADOPTED by record vote of 222-196, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 223-194, on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. 

MANAGERS:Bishop (UT)/Polis

1. Structured rule for H.R. 1965.

2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-26 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the report.

8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

9. Structured rule for H.R. 2728.

10. Provides one hour of general debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

12. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-27 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

14. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.

16. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
14Version 1Castor (FL)DemocratLate Delays flood insurance premium changes until the completion of affordability study.Submitted
8Version 1Connolly (VA)DemocratRequires the Secretary to report to Congress on the number and total acres of approved drilling applications that have remained inactive for more than five years. It authorizes the Secretary to resell such leases and to apply them toward the minimum acreage requirement.Submitted
1Version 1DeFazio (OR)DemocratAuthorizes $10 million of the revenue generated by the underlying bill for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to use existing authority to limit speculation in energy markets. Made In Order
2Version 1DeFazio (OR)DemocratProhibits the export of oil and gas produced from public lands pursuant to the underlying legislation. Submitted
16Version 1Grayson (FL)DemocratLate Strikes “and shall be eligible for categorical exclusions under section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15942), except that it shall not be subject to the test of extraordinary circumstances” beginning on page 16, line 22.Submitted
4Version 1Hanabusa (HI)DemocratRequires the Secretary of Interior in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture to include in their Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy, the best estimate, based upon commercial and scientific data, of the expected increase in domestic production of geothermal, solar, wind, or other renewable energy sources on lands designated as Hawaiian Home Lands that the state agency or department responsible for the administration of these lands selects to be used for energy production.Made In Order
12Version 1Hastings, Doc (WA)RepublicanAdjusts the amount of funds authorized to be made available to BLM field offices for energy permitting to ensure bill has a positive (deficit reducing) score. Made In Order
15Version 1Holt (NJ)DemocratLate Requires the Secretary to consider how to reduce the number of nonproducing oil and gas leases as part of the quadrennial energy strategy.Submitted
5Version 1Jackson Lee (TX)DemocratPreserves First Amendment Right To Petition.Made In Order
6Version 1Jackson Lee (TX)DemocratEliminates prohibition of award of attorney fees which otherwise would be recoverable under Equal Access to Justice Act. Made In Order
7Version 1Jackson Lee (TX)DemocratEliminates new $5,000 filing fee to protest award of lease as unwarranted infringement on right of access to justice for aggrieved parties. Submitted
3Version 1Lowenthal (CA)DemocratAllows the Secretary of Interior to continue to review actions that generally qualify for Categorical Exclusions to NEPA for possible Extraordinary Circumstances (e.g. Violations of a Federal law, or a State, local, or tribal law or requirement) which would then supersede the Categorical Exclusion and require further NEPA review.Made In Order
13Version 1Marino (PA)RepublicanLate Requires the Secretary of Interior to include Federal lands as a part of its plan to address new demands for oil and gas pipelines.Made In Order
9Version 1Polis (CO), Huffman (CA)DemocratRequires National Academy of Sciences to study and report to Congress about the impact of flooding on oil and gas facilities and the resulting instances of leaking and spills from tanks, wells, and pipelines. Made In Order
11Version 1Polis (CO), Napolitano (CA)DemocratRequires the Director of the United States Geological Survey to study and prepare a report regarding the potential impacts of oil shale leasing on the quantity and quality of water available for agricultural and municipal use in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. Submitted
10Version 1Terry (NE)RepublicanThe Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with affected states, shall designate natural gas fueling corridors, taking into consideration several factors and report its designation to Congress.Submitted