H.R. 3225 · 116th Congress
Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2019
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Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House, Part I · Dec 24, 2020
Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020
This bill modifies several provisions related to oil and gas leasing on public lands.
Among other things, the bill
- revises the competitive auction process to a competitive-sealed bidding process and eliminates non-competitive bidding;
- increases royalty and rental rates;
- requires lease sales to be held in each state no more than three times per year instead of quarterly;
- decreases lease term durations from 10 to 5 years,
- adds a number of new provisions related to protection of private surface estate owners;
- authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue master leasing plans;
- requires certain lease information be made available on public websites, including the names of all current and former lessees and operators; and
- imposes a new fee to submit an expression of interest for lands that the public is interested in leasing.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020
Latest action (Dec 24, 2020): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 572.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 12, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.