Summary:
Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act or ACHE Act

 Requires the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct or support comprehensive studies on the health impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining on individuals in the surrounding communities. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upon receipt of a report on study results, to publish a determination of whether such mining presents any health risks to individuals in those communities. Defines "mountaintop removal coal mining" as surface coal mining that uses blasting with explosives in the steep slope regions of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia.

Prohibits issuance of an authorization for any mountaintop removal coal mining project (or expansion), under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) or the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, until and unless the Secretary publishes a determination that such mining does not present any health risk to individuals in the surrounding communities. Imposes requirements for continuous monitoring of air, noise, and water pollution and frequent monitoring of soil until a determination by the Secretary is made.

Directs the President, acting through the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the Department of the Interior, to assess a one-time fee upon persons that conduct such mining projects, sufficient to cover the federal cost of the health studies and pollution monitoring required by this Act.

requires director national_institute_of_environmental_health_sciences conduct support comprehensive studies health impacts removal coal mining individuals surrounding communities directs secretary health_and_human_services receipt report study results publish determination mining presents health risks individuals communities defines removal coal mining surface coal mining uses explosives slope regions kentucky tennessee west_virginia virginia prohibits issuance authorization removal coal mining project expansion federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act surface_mining_control_and_reclamation_act secretary publishes determination mining present health risk individuals surrounding communities imposes requirements continuous monitoring air noise water pollution frequent monitoring soil determination secretary directs president acting assess time fee persons conduct mining projects sufficient cover federal cost health studies pollution monitoring required act


Summary:
American-Made Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act

 Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to implement a leasing program that includes at least 50% of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources, with an emphasis on offering the most geologically prospective parts of the planning area.

Instructs the Secretary, in developing a five-year oil and gas leasing program, to determine a specified domestic strategic production goal for the development of oil and natural gas as a result of that program.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and submit a new five-year oil and gas leasing program, (2) conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 within one year after enactment of this Act, and (3) make replacement lease blocks available in the Virginia lease sale planning area that are acceptable for oil and gas exploration and production if the Secretary of Defense proposes deferral from a lease offering due to defense-related activities irreconcilable with mineral exploration and development.

Instructs the Secretary to conduct a lease sale within two years after enactment of this Act for areas off the coast of South Carolina that have the most geologically promising hydrocarbon resources and constituting at least 25% of the leasable area within the South Carolina offshore administrative boundaries.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) offer for sale by December 31, 2014, leases of tracts in the Santa Maria and Santa Barbara/Ventura Basins of the Southern California OCS Planning Area; and (2) prepare for all lease sales required under this Act a multisale environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Allocates 37.5% of the amount of new federal leasing revenues to coastal states that are: (1) impacted by the leases under which those revenues are received by the United States, and (2) within 200 miles of the leased tract.

 Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to revise revenue allocations among Gulf producing states and coastal political subdivisions for FY2007-FY2015 (currently FY2007-FY2016) and for FY2016 (currently FY2017) and thereafter.

Increases by $250 million the $500 million limitation placed upon the amount of distributed qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues made available for each of FY2016-FY2055, upon the issuance of each five-year OCS oil and gas leasing program.

Establishes in the Department of the Interior: (1) an Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals; (2) an Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety; (3) an Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Management; (4) a Bureau of Ocean Energy; (5) an Ocean Energy Safety Service; and (6) an Office of Natural Resources Revenue.

Prohibits an individual that conducts permitting or inspections under this Act from either participating in a strike, or asserting the right to strike.

Instructs the Secretary to establish: (1) a National Offshore Energy Safety Academy, and (2) an Outer Continental Shelf Energy Safety Advisory Board.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) certify annually that all Interior Department personnel having either regular, direct official contact with government contractors, or conducting investigations, issuing permits, or overseeing energy programs, comply fully with federal employee ethics laws and regulations; and (3) conduct a random drug testing program of such personnel.

Abolishes the Minerals Management Service.

Directs the Secretary to collect non-refundable fees from the operators of facilities subject to inspection under this Act.

Establishes in the Treasury the Ocean Energy Enforcement Fund as depository for such fees.

Redefines the OCS to include all submerged lands lying within the U.S. exclusive economic zone and the Continental Shelf adjacent to any U.S. territory.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, with the President's approval, to: (1) borrow for highway and transportation project expenditures and for water infrastructure expenditures, and (2) issue interest-bearing infrastructure revenue bonds for the amounts borrowed.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to appropriate to the Highway Trust Fund 95% of any proceeds from the issuance of such infrastructure revenue bonds.

Makes available to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for making capitalization grants to eligible states: (1) 2.5% of infrastructure revenue bond proceeds for grants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and (2) 2.5% of such proceeds for grants under Safe Drinking Water Act.

american-made_energy infrastructure jobs_act amends outer_continental_shelf_lands_act ocsla direct secretary interior secretary implement leasing program includes available unleased acreage outer continental_shelf ocs planning area considered largest undiscovered technically recoverable oil gas resources emphasis offering geologically prospective parts planning area instructs secretary developing year oil gas leasing program determine specified domestic strategic production goal development oil natural gas result program requires secretary develop submit new year oil gas leasing program conduct offshore oil gas lease_sale year enactment act replacement lease blocks available virginia lease sale planning area acceptable oil gas exploration production secretary defense proposes deferral lease offering defense related activities irreconcilable mineral exploration development instructs secretary conduct lease sale years enactment act areas coast south_carolina geologically promising hydrocarbon resources constituting leasable area south_carolina offshore administrative boundaries directs secretary offer sale december leases tracts santa_maria santa_barbara ventura basins southern_california ocs planning area prepare lease sales required act multisale environmental impact statement pursuant national_environmental_policy_act nepa allocates new federal leasing revenues coastal states impacted leases revenues received united_states miles leased tract amends gulf_of_mexico_energy_security act revise revenue allocations gulf producing states coastal political subdivisions currently fy2016 currently fy2017 increases million million limitation placed distributed qualified outer continental_shelf revenues available issuance year ocs oil gas leasing program establishes department_of_the_interior secretary energy lands minerals assistant secretary ocean_energy_and_safety assistant secretary land_and_minerals_management bureau_of_ocean_energy ocean_energy_safety_service office_of_natural_resources_revenue prohibits individual conducts permitting inspections act participating strike asserting right strike instructs secretary establish national_offshore_energy_safety_academy outer_continental_shelf_energy_safety_advisory_board requires secretary certify annually personnel having regular direct official contact government contractors conducting investigations issuing permits overseeing energy programs comply fully federal employee ethics laws regulations conduct random drug testing program personnel directs secretary collect non refundable fees operators facilities subject inspection act establishes treasury ocean_energy_enforcement_fund depository fees redefines ocs include submerged lands lying exclusive economic zone continental shelf adjacent territory authorizes secretary treasury president approval borrow highway transportation project expenditures water infrastructure expenditures issue interest bearing infrastructure revenue bonds amounts borrowed amends internal revenue code appropriate highway_trust_fund proceeds issuance infrastructure revenue bonds makes available administrator environmental_protection_agency making capitalization grants eligible states infrastructure revenue bond proceeds grants federal_water_pollution_control_act proceeds grants safe drinking water act


Summary:
Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2015 or the FRESHER Act of 2015

This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to require a permit under the national pollutant discharge elimination system for discharges of stormwater runoff from: (1) mining operations; (2) oil and gas operations; or (3) transmission facilities for collecting and conveying precipitation runoff that are not contaminated by contact with any overburden, raw material, intermediate products, finished product, byproduct, or waste products located on the site of the operations.

The Department of the Interior must study stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas operations, including an analysis of: (1) measurable contamination, (2) groundwater resources, and (3) the susceptibility of aquifers to contamination from stormwater runoff associated with the operations.

focused reduction stormwater runoff act bill amends federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act allow environmental_protection_agency require permit national pollutant discharge elimination system discharges stormwater runoff mining operations oil gas operations transmission facilities collecting conveying precipitation runoff contaminated contact raw material intermediate products finished product byproduct waste products located site operations department_of_the_interior study stormwater runoff associated oil gas operations including analysis measurable contamination groundwater resources susceptibility aquifers contamination stormwater runoff associated operations


Summary:
American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015

 Amends the Natural Gas Act regarding natural gas exports to exclude from the expedited application and approval process any nation subject to sanctions or trade restrictions imposed by the United States.

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to repeal the authority of the President to restrict exports of coal, petroleum products, natural gas, or petrochemical feedstocks, and related materials or equipment.

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) to repeal limitations on oil exports.

Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to repeal limitations on export of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil or gas.

Declares without force or effect a specified regulation and the limitation placed upon crude oil exports under the Export Administration Act of 1979.

Directs the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce to grant licenses to export crude oil except in certain circumstances.

Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to take into account solely domestic environmental impacts when completing an environmental impact statement for either coal export terminals or for coal transportation to such terminals.

Prescribes an authorization and certification process for certain energy infrastructure projects pertaining to a cross-border segment of either an oil or natural gas pipeline or an electric transmission facility for the import or export of oil or the transmission of electricity to or from Canada or Mexico.

Amends the Natural Gas Act to state that no order of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is required to authorize the export or import of any natural gas to or from Canada or Mexico. Amends the Federal Power Act to repeal the prerequisite that, before transmitting electric energy to a foreign country, a person must first obtain authorization from FERC.

Declares that a presidential permit shall not be required for a certain pipeline application by TransCanada Corporation to the Department of State for the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the border between the states of South Dakota and Nebraska.

Prescribes guidelines for leasing on the OCS. Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015, issued by the Secretary of the Interior, to be the final oil and gas leasing program under the OCSLA for FY2015-FY2020, except with regard to specified lease sales.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a lease sale every 270 days in each OCS planning area for which there is a commercial interest in purchasing federal oil and gas leases, and (2) conduct Lease Sale 220 for areas offshore of Virginia.

Permits a state, in lieu of being subject to a federal oil and gas leasing system, to elect to control energy development and production on available federal land in accordance with certain state leasing, permitting and regulatory programs prescribed by this Act.

Amends the MLA to require the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to offer for sale all nominated acreage not previously made available for lease, unless an individual lease should not be granted.

Prescribes guidelines governing leasing certainty for onshore lease sales.

 Permits the Secretary to extend for up to 2 periods of 15 days each the initial 30-day period after receipt of an application for deciding whether to issue a drilling permit. Deems an application approved if a decision has not been made within 60 days after the application is received.

 Imposes a $5,000 documentation fee upon each administrative protest concerning a lease, right-of-way, or application for a drill permit.

Directs the Secretary to establish a Federal Permit Streamlining Project in each field office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) with responsibility for permitting energy projects on federal land.

Considers final regulations governing oil shale management published by BLM on November 18, 2008, to satisfy all legal and procedural requirements. Directs the Secretary to implement them and the oil shale leasing program without any other administrative action necessary.

Considers the Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments/Record of Decision for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources to Address Land Use Allocations in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, and the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement of the Bureau of Land Management (Plan), as in effect on November 17, 2008, to satisfy all legal and procedural requirements. Directs the Secretary to implement, without additional administrative action, the oil shale leasing program and regulations authorized in such Plan.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) hold a lease sale offering an additional 10 parcels for lease for research, development, and demonstration of oil shale resources, under certain terms; and (2) hold at least five separate commercial lease sales of at least 25,000 acres considered to have the most potential for oil shale development in areas nominated through public comment.

Amends the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary to conduct a competitive oil and gas leasing program that includes at least one lease sale annually in areas most likely to produce commercial quantities of oil and natural gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) for each of calendar years 2015 through 2024.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) facilitate and ensure permits for all surface development activities, including pipeline and road construction; (2) issue an integrated activity plan from among the nonadopted alternatives in the NPRA Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision, and (3) issue an environmental impact statement for issuance of oil and gas leases in the NPRA.

Declares without force or effect the NPRA Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision, dated February 21, 2013, including the integrated activity plan and environmental impact statement to which it refers.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) promulgate regulations to ensure that the Department of the Interior is supporting development of oil and gas leases in the NPRA, and (2) complete a comprehensive assessment of all technically recoverable NPRA fossil fuel resources.

 Declares that this Act does not authorize issuance of a lease under the MLA to persons designated for the imposition of specified sanctions.

Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to declare certain federal actions inapplicable to an endangered or threatened species, unless: (1) the Secretary has reported to Congress economic costs and benefits of the application; and (2) the application is authorized expressly for that species in a law enacted by Congress after the date of enactment of this Act.

Directs the Secretary to implement a competitive leasing program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources on the Coastal Plain of Alaska.

Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to repeal the prohibition against leasing or other development leading to production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).

Deems oil and gas leasing programs and activities authorized by this Act to be in compliance with the purposes of ANWR, so that no further findings or decisions are required to implement this determination.

States that the Secretary is neither required to identify nonleasing alternative courses of action, nor to analyze their environmental effects.

Deems compliance with this Act satisfies all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) governing analysis and consideration of the environmental effects of proposed leasing.

Authorizes the Secretary, after consultation with the state of Alaska, the city of Kaktovik, and the North Slope Borough, to designate as a Special Area up to 45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain. Directs the Secretary to designate the Sadlerochit Spring area as a Special Area.

Authorizes the Secretary to exclude any Special Area from leasing.

Permits directional (horizontal) drilling in a Special Area.

Restricts to the terms of this Act the Secretary's authority to close lands within the Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing, exploration, development, and production.

Instructs the Secretary to offer: (1) tracts with the greatest potential for hydrocarbon discovery; (2) at least 50,000 acres for lease within 22 months after enactment of this Act; and (3) at least an additional 50,000 acres at 6-, 12-, and 18-month intervals thereafter.

Authorizes the Secretary to grant to the highest responsible qualified bidder in a lease sale, upon payment of a bonus, any lands to be leased on the Coastal Plain.

Prescribes a "no significant adverse effect" standard to govern Coastal Plain activities.

Directs the Secretary to develop a facility consolidation plan for the exploration, development, production, and transportation of Coastal Plain oil and gas resources.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) issue rights-of-way and easements across the Coastal Plain for the transportation of oil and gas produced under leases under this Act, (2) convey to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation the surface estate of specified lands, and (3) convey to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation a certain subsurface estate to which it is entitled pursuant to a specified agreement.

 Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to allow either the Secretary, an affected Indian tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the Indian tribe, to appraise Indian land or trust assets involved in a transaction requiring the Secretary's approval. Deems approved any appraisal conducted by an Indian tribe or by such an appraiser if the Secretary neither approves nor disapproves it within 60 days after it is received.

 Gives tribes the option of waiving such appraisals if they give the Secretary an unambiguous indication of tribal intent, including an express waiver of any claims they might have against the United States as a consequence of forgoing the appraisal.

States that, when sustainability is federally required, any activities or resources conducted or produced pursuant to either a tribal resource management plan or a Secretary-approved integrated resource management plan shall be deemed to be sustainable. Amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to authorize the Navajo Nation to enter into 99-year leases on their restricted lands without the Secretary's approval, if they are executed under tribal regulations approved by the Secretary.

Permits the Navajo Nation to enter into mineral resource leases on restricted lands without the Secretary's approval if they are executed under approved tribal regulations not to exceed 25 years. Permits a renewal option for one additional term not exceeding 25 years.

Declares inapplicable, except with the express consent of Indian beneficiaries, any rule promulgated by the Secretary regarding hydraulic fracturing in oil and gas development or production on land either held in trust or restricted status for Indians.

Grants to the states sole authority to promulgate or enforce requirements for hydraulic fracturing within their boundaries.

Subjects federal land upon which hydraulic fracturing is performed to the law of the state in which the land is located.

Prohibits award of legal fees to any nongovernmental organization related to an action that: (1) prevents, terminates, or reduces access to or the production of specified enterprises; (2) diminishes the private property value of a property owner; or (3) eliminates or prevents jobs.

Prohibits the Secretary from establishing a master leasing plan as part of any guidance the Secretary issues. Declares certain existing master leasing plans without force or effect.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), upon request of a state or the governing body of an Indian tribe, to enter into a prescribed refinery permitting agreement to streamline the permitting process using a specified systematic, interdisciplinary multimedia approach.

Prescribes deadlines for approval or disapproval of consolidated permits for new refineries and for expansion of existing ones.

Amends the Clean Air Act to phase out the renewable fuel standard.

Repeals greenhouse gas regulation. Redefines air pollutant to exclude carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or sulfur hexafluoride.

Declares that the following acts neither authorize nor require the regulation of climate change or global warming: (1) the Clean Air Act, (2) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, (3) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, (4) the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and (5) the Solid Waste Disposal Act.

Declares void and without force or effect certain proposed EPA rules regarding greenhouse gas emissions and carbon pollution.

Prohibits both the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, and EPA from: (1) finalizing the proposed rule entitled "Definition of Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act," or (2) using that rule (or substantially similar guidance) as the basis for any rulemaking or decision regarding either the scope or enforcement of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Makes violation of the latter prohibition grounds for vacation of the final rule, the decision, or enforcement action.

Requires the Administrator, before proposing or finalizing any regulation, rule, or policy, to first analyze and describe its direct and indirect net and gross impact upon employment in the United States.

Establishes the Debt Freedom Fund to pay down the national debt of the United States.

amends natural gas act natural gas exports exclude expedited application approval process nation subject sanctions trade restrictions imposed united_states amends energy policy conservation act epca repeal authority president restrict exports coal petroleum products natural gas petrochemical feedstocks related materials equipment amends mineral leasing act mla repeal limitations oil exports amends outer_continental_shelf lands act ocsla repeal limitations export outer_continental_shelf ocs oil gas declares force effect specified regulation limitation placed crude oil exports export administration act directs bureau_of_industry_and_security_of_the_department_of_commerce grant licenses export crude oil certain circumstances directs secretary army acting chief engineers account solely domestic environmental impacts completing environmental impact statement coal export terminals coal transportation terminals prescribes authorization certification process certain energy infrastructure projects pertaining cross border segment oil natural gas pipeline electric transmission facility import export oil transmission electricity canada mexico amends natural gas act state order federal_energy_regulatory_commission ferc required authorize export import natural gas canada mexico amends federal power act repeal prerequisite transmitting electric energy foreign country person obtain authorization ferc declares presidential permit shall required certain pipeline application transcanada_corporation department_of_state northern portion keystone_xl pipeline canadian border border states south_dakota nebraska prescribes guidelines leasing ocs deems draft proposed outer continental shelf oil gas leasing program issued secretary interior final oil gas leasing program ocsla fy2015 fy2020 regard specified lease sales directs secretary conduct lease sale days ocs planning area commercial interest purchasing federal oil gas leases conduct lease_sale areas offshore virginia permits state lieu subject federal oil gas leasing system elect control energy development production available federal land accordance certain state leasing permitting regulatory programs prescribed act amends mla require secretary interior secretary offer sale nominated acreage previously available lease individual lease granted prescribes guidelines governing leasing certainty onshore lease sales permits secretary extend periods days initial day period receipt application deciding issue drilling permit deems application approved decision days application received imposes documentation fee administrative protest concerning lease right way application drill permit directs secretary establish federal_permit_streamlining_project field office bureau_of_land_management blm responsibility permitting energy projects federal land considers final regulations governing oil shale management published blm november satisfy legal procedural requirements directs secretary implement oil shale leasing program administrative action necessary considers tar_sands_resources_to_address_land_use_allocations colorado utah wyoming plan effect november satisfy legal procedural requirements directs secretary implement additional administrative action oil shale leasing program regulations authorized plan directs secretary hold lease sale offering additional parcels lease research development demonstration oil shale resources certain terms hold separate commercial lease sales acres considered potential oil shale development areas nominated public comment amends naval petroleum reserves production act direct secretary conduct competitive oil gas leasing program includes lease sale annually areas likely produce commercial quantities oil natural gas national_petroleum_reserve alaska calendar years directs secretary facilitate ensure permits surface development activities including pipeline road construction issue integrated activity plan alternatives integrated activity plan record decision issue environmental impact statement issuance oil gas leases declares force effect integrated activity plan record decision dated february including integrated activity plan environmental impact statement refers directs secretary promulgate regulations ensure department_of_the_interior supporting development oil gas leases complete comprehensive assessment technically recoverable fossil fuel resources declares act authorize issuance lease mla persons designated imposition specified sanctions amends endangered species act declare certain federal actions inapplicable endangered threatened species secretary reported congress economic costs benefits application application authorized expressly species law enacted congress date enactment act directs secretary implement competitive leasing program exploration development production oil gas resources coastal_plain_of_alaska amends alaska_national_interest_lands_conservation_act repeal prohibition leasing development leading production oil gas arctic_national_wildlife_refuge anwr deems oil gas leasing programs activities authorized act compliance purposes anwr findings decisions required implement determination states secretary required identify nonleasing alternative courses action analyze environmental effects deems compliance act satisfies requirements national_environmental_policy_act nepa governing analysis consideration environmental effects proposed leasing authorizes secretary consultation state alaska city kaktovik north_slope_borough designate special area acres coastal_plain directs secretary designate sadlerochit_spring area special_area authorizes secretary exclude special_area leasing permits directional horizontal drilling special_area restricts terms act secretary authority close lands coastal_plain oil gas leasing exploration development production instructs secretary offer tracts greatest potential hydrocarbon discovery acres lease months enactment act additional acres month intervals authorizes secretary grant highest responsible qualified bidder lease sale payment bonus lands leased coastal_plain prescribes significant adverse effect standard govern coastal_plain activities directs secretary develop facility consolidation plan exploration development production transportation coastal_plain oil gas resources directs secretary issue rights way easements coastal_plain transportation oil gas produced leases act convey kaktovik_inupiat_corporation surface estate specified lands convey arctic_slope_regional_corporation certain subsurface estate entitled pursuant specified agreement amends energy policy act allow secretary affected indian tribe certified party appraiser contract indian tribe appraise indian land trust assets involved transaction requiring secretary approval deems approved appraisal conducted indian tribe appraiser secretary approves disapproves days received gives tribes option waiving appraisals secretary unambiguous indication tribal intent including express waiver claims united_states consequence forgoing appraisal states sustainability federally required activities resources conducted produced pursuant tribal resource management plan secretary approved integrated resource management plan shall deemed sustainable amends long-term_leasing_act authorize navajo nation enter year leases restricted lands secretary approval executed tribal regulations approved secretary permits navajo nation enter mineral resource leases restricted lands secretary approval executed approved tribal regulations exceed years permits renewal option additional term exceeding years declares inapplicable express consent indian beneficiaries rule promulgated secretary hydraulic fracturing oil gas development production land held trust restricted status indians grants states sole authority promulgate enforce requirements hydraulic fracturing boundaries subjects federal land hydraulic fracturing performed law state land located prohibits award legal fees nongovernmental organization related action prevents terminates reduces access production specified enterprises diminishes private property value property owner eliminates prevents jobs prohibits secretary establishing master leasing plan guidance secretary issues declares certain existing master leasing plans force effect requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa request state governing body indian tribe enter prescribed refinery permitting agreement streamline permitting process specified systematic interdisciplinary multimedia approach prescribes deadlines approval disapproval consolidated permits new refineries expansion existing ones amends clean air act phase renewable fuel standard repeals greenhouse gas regulation redefines air pollutant exclude carbon dioxide water vapor methane nitrous oxide hydrofluorocarbons perfluorocarbons sulfur hexafluoride declares following acts authorize require regulation climate change global warming clean air act federal_water_pollution_control_act national_environmental_policy_act endangered species act solid waste disposal act declares void force effect certain proposed epa rules greenhouse gas emissions carbon pollution prohibits secretary army acting chief engineers epa finalizing proposed rule entitled definition waters united states clean water act rule substantially similar guidance basis rulemaking decision scope enforcement federal_water_pollution_control_act makes violation prohibition grounds vacation final rule decision enforcement action requires administrator proposing finalizing regulation rule policy analyze describe direct indirect net gross impact employment united_states establishes debt freedom fund pay national debt united_states


Summary:
Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act

 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to grant a right of way for natural gas pipelines through a unit of the National Park System for a maximum term of 30 years, and a maximum width of 50 feet.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to permit the use of rights of way for natural gas pipelines through public lands, forest, and other reservations of the United States, and specified national parks in California.

Defines "gas gathering line and associated field compression unit" as: (1) a pipeline installed to transport natural gas production associated with one or more wells drilled and completed to produce oil or gas; and (2) if necessary, a compressor to raise the pressure of that transported natural gas to higher pressures suitable to enable the gas to flow into pipelines and other facilities.

Excludes from such definition any pipeline or compression unit installed to transport natural gas from a processing plant to a common carrier pipeline or facility.

Excludes from federal lands, for purposes of gas gathering line and associated field compression units, any unit of the National Park System, any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System, a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, or Indian land.

Deems the issuance of a sundry notice or right-of-way for a gas gathering line and associated field compression unit located on federal or Indian land and servicing an oil well to be an action categorically excluded for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), if the line and the compression unit are: (1) within a field or unit for which an approved land use plan or an environmental document prepared pursuant to NEPA analyzed transportation of natural gas produced from one or more oil wells in that field or unit as a reasonably foreseeable activity, and (2) located adjacent to or within an existing disturbed area or an existing corridor for a right-of-way.

(A "categorical exclusion" is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency in implementing environmental regulations and for which, therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.) Applies this categorical exclusion to Indian land if the Indian tribe with jurisdiction over the land requests in writing that the exclusion apply.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary to study permissible actions or proposed changes to federal law which would expedite permitting for gas gathering lines and associated field compression units located on federal land or Indian land to transport natural gas associated with oil and gas production on any land, to a processing plant or a common carrier pipeline for delivery to markets.

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to direct the appropriate agency head to issue a sundry notice or right-of-way for a gas gathering line and associated field compression unit located on federal land within 90 days after receiving the request for a line and compression unit described in this Act, unless the Secretary or agency head finds that the sundry notice or right-of-way would violate either the National Historic Preservation Act or the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

natural gas gathering enhancement act authorizes secretary interior grant right way natural gas pipelines unit national_park_system maximum term years maximum width feet authorizes secretary interior permit use rights way natural gas pipelines public lands forest reservations united_states specified national parks california defines gas gathering line associated field compression unit pipeline installed transport natural gas production associated wells drilled completed produce oil gas necessary compressor raise pressure transported natural gas higher pressures suitable enable gas flow pipelines facilities excludes definition pipeline compression unit installed transport natural gas processing plant common carrier pipeline facility excludes federal lands purposes gas gathering line associated field compression units unit national_park_system unit national_wildlife_refuge_system component national_wilderness_preservation_system indian land deems issuance sundry notice right way gas gathering line associated field compression unit located federal indian land servicing oil action categorically excluded purposes national_environmental_policy_act nepa line compression unit field unit approved land use plan environmental document prepared pursuant nepa analyzed transportation natural gas produced oil wells field unit reasonably foreseeable activity located adjacent existing disturbed area existing corridor right way categorical exclusion category actions individually cumulatively significant effect human environment found effect procedures adopted federal agency implementing environmental regulations environmental assessment environmental impact statement required applies categorical exclusion indian land indian tribe jurisdiction land requests writing exclusion apply amends energy policy act direct secretary study permissible actions proposed changes federal law expedite permitting gas gathering lines associated field compression units located federal land indian land transport natural gas associated oil gas production land processing plant common carrier pipeline delivery markets amends mineral leasing act direct appropriate agency head issue sundry notice right way gas gathering line associated field compression unit located federal land days receiving request line compression unit described act secretary agency head finds sundry notice right way violate national_historic_preservation_act endangered species act


Summary:
Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act

 Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior (Department) from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing (including any component of that process), relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under any land in any state that has regulations, guidance, or permit requirements for that activity.

Defines "hydraulic fracturing" as the process by which fracturing fluids (including a fracturing fluid system) are pumped into an underground geologic formation to generate fractures or cracks, thereby increasing rock permeability near the wellbore and improving production of natural gas or oil.

Requires the Department to recognize and defer to state regulations, permitting, and guidance for all activities regarding hydraulic fracturing relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on federal land.

Requires each state to submit to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a copy of its regulations that: (1) apply to hydraulic fracturing operations on federal land, and (2) require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations on federal land.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make such state regulations available to the public.

Directs the Comptroller General to examine the economic benefits of domestic shale oil and gas production resulting from hydraulic fracturing, including identification of: (1) state and federal revenue generated as a result of shale gas production, (2) jobs created as a result of shale oil and gas production, and (3) an estimate of potential energy prices without domestic shale oil and gas production.

Prohibits the Department from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement governing the hydraulic fracturing process, or any of its components, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on land held either in trust or restricted status for the benefit of Indians except with the express consent of the beneficiary on whose behalf such land is held in trust or restricted status.

rights promote american energy security act amends mineral leasing act prohibit enforcing federal regulation guidance permit requirement hydraulic fracturing including component process relating oil gas geothermal production activities land state regulations guidance permit requirements activity defines hydraulic fracturing process fracturing fluids including fracturing fluid system pumped underground geologic formation generate fractures increasing rock near wellbore improving production natural gas oil requires department recognize defer state regulations permitting guidance activities hydraulic fracturing relating oil gas geothermal production activities federal land requires state submit bureau_of_land_management blm copy regulations apply hydraulic fracturing operations federal land require disclosure chemicals hydraulic fracturing operations federal land directs secretary interior state regulations available public directs comptroller general examine economic benefits domestic shale oil gas production resulting hydraulic fracturing including identification state federal revenue generated result shale gas production jobs created result shale oil gas production estimate potential energy prices domestic shale oil gas production enforcing federal regulation guidance permit requirement governing hydraulic fracturing process components relating oil gas geothermal production activities land held trust restricted status benefit indians express consent beneficiary behalf land held trust restricted status


Summary:
Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act

This bill equalizes the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas by establishing a rate of 18.3 cents per energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline for liquefied petroleum gas and 24.3 cents per energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel for liquefied natural gas. The bill also expands the alternative fuel excise tax credit to include liquefied natural gas used in a motor vehicle or motorboat or sold for use as a fuel in aviation.

alternative fuel tax parity act bill excise tax liquefied petroleum gas liquefied natural gas establishing rate cents energy equivalent gallon gasoline liquefied petroleum gas cents energy equivalent gallon diesel liquefied natural gas bill expands alternative fuel excise tax credit include liquefied natural gas motor vehicle sold use fuel aviation


Summary:
Bakken Crude Stabilization Act of 2015

This bill authorizes Bakken crude oil to be transported by rail only if it has a Reid vapor pressure of not more than 9.5 pounds per square inch (the maximum volatility set by the New York Mercantile Exchange for crude oil futures contracts).

bill authorizes crude oil transported rail reid vapor pressure pounds square maximum volatility set crude oil futures contracts


Summary:
Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make foreign facilities that are located offshore and outside the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) liable for removal costs and damages that result from oil spills that reach (or threaten to reach) U.S. navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the EEZ. Specifically, the following parties may be held liable: (1) the owners or operators of the foreign facilities, and (2) the holders of a right of use and easement granted under applicable foreign law for the area in which the facility is located.

foreign spill protection act sec bill amends oil pollution act foreign facilities located offshore outside exclusive economic zone eez liable removal costs damages result oil spills reach threaten reach navigable waters adjoining shorelines eez specifically following parties held liable owners operators foreign facilities holders right use easement granted applicable foreign law area facility located


Summary:
Virginia Jobs and Energy Act

 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) conduct lease sale 220 within one year after enactment of this Act, and (2) include at least two lease sales in the Virginia lease sale planning area in each five-year oil and gas leasing program that applies after the current leasing program.

Prohibits any oil or natural gas exploration, development, or production off the Virginia coast that would conflict with a military operation. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) periodically to review and revise a specified Memorandum of Agreement concerning such operations to account for new offshore energy production technologies, including those using wind energy. Allocates 37.5% of new leasing revenues received by the United States each fiscal year under any lease issued under this Act for payment to states affected with respect to the leases under which those revenues are received by the United States. Sets forth a payments allocation schedule for states within 200 miles of the leased tract. Exempts from environmental impact statement requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) any project determined by the Secretary to be an offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project.

Defines such project as one administered by the Department of the Interior and carried out on or in the waters of the Outer Continental Shelf to test or monitor weather (including wind, tidal, current, and solar energy) using towers, buoys, or other temporary ocean infrastructure and that: (1) causes less than one acre of surface or seafloor disruption at the location of each meteorological tower or other device and no more than five acres of surface or seafloor disruption within the proposed area affected by the project (including hazards to navigation); (2) is decommissioned within five years of its commencement; and (3) provides meteorological information to the Secretary.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) require that any applicant seeking to conduct such a project obtain a permit and right of way; (2) determine, within 30 days after receiving an application, whether to issue such a permit and right of way; (3) provide an opportunity for public comment; (4) consult with DOD, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and the heads of other federal, state, and local agencies affected by issuance of the permit and right of way; and (5) provide an applicant the opportunity to remedy deficiencies in an application that was denied.

directs secretary interior conduct lease sale year enactment act include lease sales virginia lease sale planning area year oil gas leasing program applies current leasing program prohibits oil natural gas exploration development production virginia coast conflict military operation directs secretary secretary defense dod periodically review revise specified memorandum agreement concerning operations account new offshore energy production technologies including wind energy allocates new leasing revenues received united_states fiscal year lease issued act payment states affected respect leases revenues received united_states sets forth payments allocation schedule states miles leased tract exempts environmental impact statement requirements national_environmental_policy_act nepa project determined secretary offshore meteorological site testing monitoring project defines project administered department_of_the_interior carried waters outer_continental_shelf test monitor weather including wind tidal current solar energy towers buoys temporary ocean infrastructure causes acre surface seafloor disruption location meteorological tower device acres surface seafloor disruption proposed area affected project including hazards navigation decommissioned years commencement provides meteorological information secretary directs secretary require applicant seeking conduct project obtain permit right way determine days receiving application issue permit right way provide opportunity public comment consult dod commandant coast guard heads federal state local agencies affected issuance permit right way provide applicant opportunity remedy deficiencies application denied


Summary:
Florida Coastal Protection Act

This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from offering any tract located in the following areas for either oil and gas leasing or preleasing:

 the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that is referred to in the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, the portion of the South Atlantic Planning Area south of 30 degrees 43 minutes North Latitude, or the Straits of Florida Planning Area.

bill amends outer_continental_shelf_lands_act prohibit secretary interior offering tract located following areas oil gas leasing preleasing eastern_gulf mexico referred gulf_of_mexico_energy_security act portion south degrees minutes


Summary:
Protect Our Public Lands Act

This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require a lease on public land for developing deposits of coal, petroleum, natural gas, and other hydrocarbons to prohibit a lessee from conducting hydraulic fracturing activity under the lease. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The bill excludes from hydraulic fracturing any enhanced secondary recovery, including water flooding, tertiary recovery, and other types of well stimulation operations.

The bill is applicable only upon the renewal or adjustment of a lease.

protect public lands act bill amends mineral_leasing_act require lease public land developing deposits coal petroleum natural gas hydrocarbons prohibit lessee conducting hydraulic fracturing activity lease hydraulic fracturing fracking process extract underground resources oil gas geologic formation injecting water propping agent sand chemical additives pressure fracture geological formation bill excludes hydraulic fracturing enhanced secondary recovery including water flooding tertiary recovery types stimulation operations bill applicable renewal adjustment lease


Summary:
End Polluter Welfare Act of 2015

 Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the authority of the Department of the Interior to reduce or eliminate royalty payments for oil and natural gas leases in the Outer Continental Shelf.

 Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase minimum royalty payments for coal, oil, and natural gas leases.

Amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to prohibit payment of interest upon any overpayment of royalties.

Amends the Oil Pollution Act to eliminate the limitation on liability for offshore facilities and pipeline operators for oil spills.

Rescinds all unobligated balances made available to the World Bank, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the Export-Import Bank, the Advanced Research Projects Agency in the Department of Energy (DOE), and other international financing entities to carry out any project that supports power plants that operate on fossil fuel (i.e., coal, petroleum, natural gas, or any derivatives used for fuel). Exempts from such rescission any fossil-fueled power plant project located in a Least Developed Country if no other economically feasible alternative exists, and the project uses the most efficient technology available.

Terminates the Office of Fossil Energy Research and Development in DOE and related implementation authority.

Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from making loans under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to carry out projects that will use fossil fuel.

Prohibits the use of Department of Transportation funds to award any grant or other direct assistance to any rail or port project that transports fossil fuel.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) limit or repeal provisions allowing tax incentives for investment in fossil fuels, (2) increase the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate, and (3) impose a 13% tax on the removal price of any taxable crude oil or natural gas from the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico.

Repeals the corporate income tax exemption for publicly traded partnerships with qualifying income and gains from activities relating to fossil fuels.

Designates the Powder River Basin in southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming as a coal producing region.

Eliminates accelerated depreciation for property that is receiving a subsidy for fossil fuel production.

end polluter welfare act amends outer_continental_shelf_lands_act energy policy act repeal authority department_of_the_interior reduce eliminate royalty payments oil natural gas leases outer_continental_shelf amends mineral leasing act increase minimum royalty payments coal oil natural gas leases amends federal_oil_and_gas_royalty_management_act prohibit payment interest overpayment royalties amends oil pollution act eliminate limitation liability offshore facilities pipeline operators oil spills rescinds unobligated balances available world_bank overseas_private_investment_corporation opic export-import_bank advanced_research_projects_agency department_of_energy doe international financing entities carry project supports power plants operate fossil fuel coal petroleum natural gas derivatives fuel exempts rescission fossil fueled power plant project located developed country economically feasible alternative exists project uses efficient technology available doe related implementation authority making loans rural electrification act carry projects use fossil fuel prohibits use department_of_transportation funds award grant direct assistance rail port project transports fossil fuel amends internal revenue code limit repeal provisions allowing tax incentives investment fossil fuels increase oil_spill_liability_trust_fund financing rate impose tax removal price taxable crude oil natural gas outer_continental_shelf gulf_of_mexico repeals corporate income tax exemption publicly traded partnerships qualifying income gains activities relating fossil fuels designates powder_river_basin southeast montana northeast wyoming coal producing region eliminates accelerated depreciation property receiving subsidy fossil fuel production


Summary:
Offshore Fracking Transparency and Review Act of 2015

This bill prohibits both hydraulic fracturing and acid well stimulation treatment in the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary of the Interior has: (1) reported to Congress on the conduct and impacts of hydraulic fracturing and acid well stimulation treatments in the Region; and (2) issued, in coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency, a final environmental impact statement regarding the impacts upon the marine environment and public health of offshore hydraulic fracturing and acid well stimulation treatments conducted in such Region.

The Secretary must notify all relevant state and local regulatory agencies and publish in the Federal Register within 30 days: (1) receipt of any application for a permit that would allow either offshore hydraulic fracturing or acid well stimulation treatment in the Region; and (2) the conduct of offshore hydraulic fracturing or acid well stimulation treatment in the Region pursuant to a permit or other authorization issued by the Secretary.

The Secretary shall also maintain and publicize a list of all offshore hydraulic fracturing and acid well stimulation treatments that have taken place in the Region or that take place after enactment of this Act.

offshore fracking transparency review act bill prohibits hydraulic fracturing acid stimulation treatment secretary interior reported congress conduct impacts hydraulic fracturing acid stimulation treatments region issued coordination environmental_protection_agency final environmental impact statement impacts marine environment public health offshore hydraulic fracturing acid stimulation treatments conducted region secretary notify relevant state local regulatory agencies publish federal_register days receipt application permit allow offshore hydraulic fracturing acid stimulation treatment region conduct offshore hydraulic fracturing acid stimulation treatment region pursuant permit authorization issued secretary secretary shall maintain publicize list offshore hydraulic fracturing acid stimulation treatments taken place region place enactment act


Summary:
California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act

 Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California.

california_ocean coastal protection act amends outer_continental_shelf_lands_act prohibit oil gas preleasing leasing related activities areas outer_continental_shelf located coast california


Summary:
Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act

 Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease or other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in either the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, or the North Atlantic planning areas.

clean_ocean_and_safe_tourism_anti-drilling_act coast anti drilling act amends outer_continental_shelf_lands_act prohibit secretary interior issuing lease authorization exploration development production oil natural gas mineral mid-atlantic south_atlantic north_atlantic planning areas


Summary:
Seismic Moratorium Act

This bill prohibits conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil or gas exploration and development in any area located within a specified exclusive economic zone located off the coastline of Florida.

This moratorium shall only be terminated if the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (of the Department of Commerce) determines that the reasonably foreseeable impacts of such activities are minimal to individuals or populations of marine mammals, sea turtles, or fish.

These geological or geophysical activities are described in the final programmatic environmental impact statement of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (of the Department of the Interior) entitled "Atlantic OCS Proposed Geological and Geophysical Activities, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Planning Areas," completed February 2014.

seismic bill prohibits conducting geological geophysical activities support oil gas exploration development area located specified exclusive economic zone located coastline florida moratorium shall terminated administrator national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration department_of_commerce determines reasonably foreseeable impacts activities minimal individuals populations marine mammals sea turtles fish geological geophysical activities described final programmatic environmental impact statement bureau_of_ocean_energy_management department_of_the_interior entitled atlantic ocs proposed geological geophysical activities mid-atlantic south atlantic planning areas completed february


Summary:
Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015

This bill declares that the production and distribution of energy in the United States requires access to infrastructure and markets.

The Department of Energy (DOE) must collaborate with federal agencies to improve the conceptual development of energy security, considering at a minimum: (1) development of flexible, transparent, and competitive energy markets, including natural gas and oil; and (2) diversification of energy fuels, sources, and routes, and the encouragement of indigenous sources of energy supply.

DOE must also coordinate interagency: (1) data collection for energy distribution on shared energy infrastructure, and (2) training to evaluate and implement cross-border energy projects.

 It is the sense of Congress that growth in crude oil and dry natural gas production varies significantly across oil and natural gas supply regions, thereby: (1) forcing shifts in crude oil and natural gas flows between regions of the United States, and (2) requiring investment or realignment of midstream infrastructure including pipelines.

The Energy Information Administration must collaborate with officials in Canada and Mexico to reconcile data on energy trade flows, extend energy mapping capabilities, and develop common energy data terminology.

Congress declares that processed condensate is a petroleum product.

The DOE Office of Fossil Energy Assessment may assess the suitability of condensate separately from crude oil for use in strategic reserves, while certain agencies within the Department of the Interior must assess condensate separately from crude oil.

The bill authorizes: (1) the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to estimate condensate separately from crude oil as part of the resource assessments regarding domestic geological formations, (2) the Office of Natural Resources Revenue to collect condensate data separately from crude oil, and (3) the United States Geological Survey to include estimates of condensate separately from crude oil as part of the resource assessments regarding domestic geological formations.

Domestic crude oil or condensate (except crude oil stored in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) may be exported without a federal license to countries not subject to U.S. sanctions.

energy supply bill declares production distribution energy united_states requires access infrastructure markets department_of_energy doe collaborate federal agencies improve conceptual development energy security considering minimum development flexible transparent competitive energy markets including natural gas oil diversification energy fuels sources routes encouragement indigenous sources energy supply doe coordinate interagency data collection energy distribution shared energy infrastructure training evaluate implement cross border energy projects sense congress growth crude oil dry natural gas production varies significantly oil natural gas supply regions forcing shifts crude oil natural gas flows regions united_states requiring investment realignment infrastructure including pipelines energy_information_administration collaborate officials canada mexico reconcile data energy trade flows extend energy mapping capabilities develop common energy data terminology congress declares processed condensate petroleum product assess suitability condensate separately crude oil use strategic reserves certain agencies department_of_the_interior assess condensate separately crude oil bill authorizes bureau_of_ocean_energy_management estimate condensate separately crude oil resource assessments domestic geological formations office_of_natural_resources_revenue collect condensate data separately crude oil united_states_geological survey include estimates condensate separately crude oil resource assessments domestic geological formations domestic crude oil condensate crude oil stored strategic_petroleum_reserve exported federal license countries subject sanctions


Summary:
Preserving Florida's Coastal Communities Act

Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing and related activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico for five years (through June 30, 2027).

preserving florida coastal communities act amends gulf_of_mexico_energy_security act extend moratorium oil gas leasing related activities certain areas gulf_of_mexico years june


Summary:
Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2015

 Prohibits an employer from discharging, discriminating, or engaging in retaliatory actions against specified employees who report to a government official any violation or unsafe condition under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.

Sets forth procedures for the filing, investigation, and adjudication of a complaint regarding such retaliation.

Requires employers to:

 post a notice approved by the Department of Labor explaining employee rights and remedies under this Act in a conspicuous location in the place of employment where employees frequent; provide training to employees about their rights under this Act within 30 days of employment, and at least once every 12 months thereafter; and provide employees with a card containing a toll free telephone number at the Department to get information or file a complaint under this Act. Directs the Department, within 30 days after enactment of this Act, to designate agency officials to receive, investigate, and adjudicate complaints concerning violations under this Act.

prohibits employer discharging discriminating engaging retaliatory actions specified employees report government official violation unsafe condition outer_continental_shelf_lands_act sets forth procedures filing investigation adjudication complaint retaliation requires employers post notice approved department_of_labor explaining employee rights remedies act conspicuous location place employment employees frequent provide training employees rights act days employment months provide employees card containing toll free telephone number department information file complaint act directs department days enactment act designate agency officials receive investigate adjudicate complaints concerning violations act


Summary:
Aerial Infrastructure Route Survey Act of 2015, or the AIR Survey Act of 2015

This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to accept data collected by aerial survey in lieu of ground survey data for the purposes of completing:

 any prefiling process established to facilitate the formal application process for obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a natural gas transportation facility, or an application associated with a federal authorization concerning a certificate application. An agency that accepts an aerial survey may, nevertheless, require as a condition of approval of an application associated with a federal authorization that the aerial survey data be verified through the use of ground survey data before the construction or extension of the pertinent facility.

aerial infrastructure route survey act air survey act bill amends natural gas act accept data collected aerial survey lieu ground survey data purposes completing prefiling process established facilitate formal application process obtaining certificate public convenience necessity natural gas transportation facility application associated federal authorization concerning certificate application agency accepts aerial survey require condition approval application associated federal authorization aerial survey data verified use ground survey data construction extension pertinent facility


Summary:
Accounting for Methane in Production through Loophole Elimination with Oil and Gas Royalties or the AMPLE Oil and Gas Royalties Act

This bill amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to require, with respect to federal oil and gas leases, a lessee or its designee of a lease in a unit or communitization agreement that contains only federal leases with the same royalty rate and funds distribution, or a lessee or its designee of a lease that is not contained in a unit or communitization agreement, to report and pay royalties on oil and gas production each month based on the actual volume of oil and gas withdrawn from the reservoir by or on behalf of that lessee, including all oil and gas not sold by or on behalf of that lessee. (Currently, such lessees pay royalties on oil and gas production based on only the actual volume of production sold by or on behalf of that lessee.)

"Oil and gas withdrawn from the reservoir" is defined as any oil and gas that is produced, sold, vented, flared, used for beneficial purposes, leaked, or otherwise emitted during production.

accounting methane production loophole elimination oil gas royalties royalties act bill amends federal_oil_and_gas_royalty_management_act require respect federal oil gas leases lessee designee lease unit agreement contains federal leases royalty rate funds distribution lessee designee lease contained unit agreement report pay royalties oil gas production month based actual volume oil gas withdrawn reservoir behalf lessee including oil gas sold behalf lessee currently lessees pay royalties oil gas production based actual volume production sold behalf lessee oil gas withdrawn reservoir defined oil gas produced sold vented flared beneficial purposes emitted production


Summary:
Natural Gas Environmental and Economic Security Act

This bill amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to direct the Department of the Interior to establish specified requirements for:

 reducing and preventing the waste of natural gas, including by venting, flaring, and fugitive releases, from all oil and gas operations subject to mineral leasing law or the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; and measuring and reporting the production and disposition of all gas subject to the mineral leasing laws to allow for more accurate accounting of gas consumed or lost by venting and flaring, and of fugitive releases of such gas. All such requirements shall include consistent enforcement mechanisms for any operations not in compliance with them.

 Royalties otherwise authorized or required to be paid for natural gas shall be assessed on all gas produced under the mineral leasing laws, including:

 gas used or consumed within the area of a tract for the benefit of the lease (commonly referred to as "beneficial use gas"); and all gas consumed or lost by venting, flaring, or fugitive releases through any equipment during upstream operations. Exempted from assessment of these royalties is any natural gas:

 vented or flared in an acute emergency situation posing danger to human health that occurs for no more than 48 hours, or injected into the ground on a lease tract.

security act bill amends federal_oil_and_gas_royalty_management_act direct department_of_the_interior establish specified requirements reducing preventing waste natural gas including venting fugitive releases oil gas operations subject mineral leasing law federal_land_policy_and_management_act measuring reporting production disposition gas subject mineral leasing laws allow accurate accounting gas consumed lost venting fugitive releases gas requirements shall include consistent enforcement mechanisms operations compliance royalties authorized required paid natural gas shall assessed gas produced mineral leasing laws including gas consumed area tract benefit lease commonly referred beneficial use gas gas consumed lost venting fugitive releases equipment upstream operations exempted assessment royalties natural gas vented flared acute emergency situation posing danger human health occurs hours injected ground lease tract


Summary:
End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to:

 increase to seven years the amortization period for geological and geophysical expenditures; repeal the tax credits for producing oil and gas from marginal wells and for enhanced oil recovery; repeal the tax deduction for the intangible drilling and development costs of oil and gas wells; repeal percentage depletion for oil and gas wells; repeal the tax deduction for tertiary injectant expenses; repeal the passive loss exception for working interests in oil and gas property; deny the tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities for oil and gas activities; prohibit the use of the last-in, first-out (LIFO) accounting method by major integrated oil companies; and limit the foreign tax credit for dual capacity taxpayers (i.e., taxpayers who are subject to a levy of a foreign country or U.S. possession and receive specific economic benefits from such country or possession).

end oil gas tax subsidies act bill amends internal_revenue_code increase seven years amortization period geological geophysical expenditures repeal tax credits producing oil gas marginal wells enhanced oil recovery repeal tax deduction intangible drilling development costs oil gas wells repeal percentage depletion oil gas wells repeal tax deduction tertiary injectant expenses repeal passive loss exception working interests oil gas property deny tax deduction income attributable domestic production activities oil gas activities prohibit use lifo accounting method major integrated oil companies limit foreign tax credit dual capacity taxpayers taxpayers subject levy foreign country possession receive specific economic benefits country possession


Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an alternative fuel excise tax credit for liquid fuel derived from natural gas through the Fischer-Tropsch process. The Fischer-Tropsch process is a collection of chemical reactions that converts a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen into liquid hydrocarbons.

bill amends internal_revenue_code allow alternative fuel excise tax credit liquid fuel derived natural gas fischer tropsch process fischer tropsch process collection chemical reactions converts mixture carbon monoxide hydrogen liquid hydrocarbons


Summary:
Providing Opportunity with Energy Revenues in Counties Act or the POWER Counties Act

This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to: (1) change from 40% to 20% the percentage of money received from sales, bonuses, royalties including interest charges collected under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 that is to be paid into the reclamation fund created by the Reclamation Act; and (2) require 20% of such money to be paid to the county within the boundaries of which the leased lands or deposits are or were located and used by such county for its schools and roads.

providing opportunity energy revenues counties act power counties act bill amends mineral_leasing_act change percentage money received sales bonuses royalties including interest charges collected federal_oil_and_gas_royalty_management_act paid reclamation fund created reclamation act require money paid county boundaries leased lands deposits located county schools roads


Summary:
American Pipeline Jobs and Safety Act of 2015

 Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe minimum safety standards to require gas or hazardous liquid pipelines constructed or replaced after enactment of this Act to be made of steel that: (1) is produced in the United States, and (2) originates from (or in the case of recycled steel is combined with) iron ore and taconite mined and processed in the United States (Buy America requirements).

Authorizes DOT to waive such requirements if certain conditions are met.

Requires DOT inspection and testing of intrastate gas pipelines not covered by a state pipeline safety program certification or a state pipeline safety agreement to include direct, pre-installation testing of such pipelines for quality verification.

safety act dot prescribe minimum safety standards require gas hazardous liquid pipelines constructed replaced enactment act steel produced united_states originates case recycled steel combined iron ore mined processed united_states requirements authorizes dot waive requirements certain conditions met requires dot inspection testing intrastate gas pipelines covered state pipeline safety program certification state pipeline safety agreement include direct pre installation testing pipelines quality verification


Summary:
Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015

This bill declares that it is the policy of the United States that the Arctic Ocean should be managed for the best interests of the people of the United States, including by keeping fossil fuels in the ground to avoid the dangerous impacts of climate change.

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is amended to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing or renewing a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the Arctic Ocean, including the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas.

stop arctic ocean drilling act bill declares policy united_states arctic_ocean managed best interests people united_states including keeping fossil fuels ground avoid dangerous impacts climate change outer continental shelf lands act amended prohibit department_of_the_interior issuing renewing lease authorization exploration development production oil natural gas mineral arctic_ocean including beaufort_sea


Summary:
This bill describes acts that unreasonably burden and discriminate against interstate commerce with respect to natural gas pipeline property. It prohibits states, political subdivisions, and any other taxing authority from: (1) assessing natural gas pipeline property at a value that has a higher ratio to its true market value than the ratio used to assess other commercial and industrial property in the same assessment jurisdiction, (2) levying or collecting a tax on such an assessment, (3) levying or collecting an ad valorem property tax on natural gas pipeline property at a rate that exceeds the rate applicable to commercial and industrial property in the same assessment jurisdiction, or (4) imposing any other tax that discriminates against a natural gas pipeline providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

The bill grants jurisdiction to U.S. District Courts for claims involving discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property and provides for relief for such claims.

bill describes acts unreasonably burden discriminate interstate commerce respect natural gas pipeline property prohibits states political subdivisions taxing authority assessing natural gas pipeline property value higher ratio true market value ratio assess commercial industrial property assessment jurisdiction levying collecting tax assessment levying collecting valorem property tax natural gas pipeline property rate exceeds rate applicable commercial industrial property assessment jurisdiction imposing tax discriminates natural gas pipeline providing transportation subject jurisdiction federal_energy_regulatory_commission bill grants jurisdiction district_courts claims involving discriminatory taxation natural gas pipeline property provides relief claims


Summary:
This bill authorizes the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, until December 31, 2017, to appoint qualified candidates to positions that would likely allow increased activities relating to pipeline safety without regard to federal examination, selection, and placement provisions.

 The Administration shall submit to Congress a report annually through 2017 on its efforts to hire women, minorities, and veterans as inspectors since January 1, 2012.

bill authorizes pipeline_and_hazardous_materials_safety_administration december appoint qualified candidates positions likely allow increased activities relating pipeline safety regard federal examination selection placement provisions administration shall submit congress report annually efforts hire women minorities veterans inspectors january


Summary:
West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2015

This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, or Washington.

west_coast_ocean protection act bill amends outer_continental_shelf_lands_act prohibit department_of_the_interior issuing lease exploration development production oil natural gas area outer continental_shelf coast california oregon washington


Summary:
CLEANER Act of 2015 or the Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2015

This bill amends the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to eliminate the exemption for waste derived from the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy from regulations governing the disposal of hazardous waste.

Within a year of this bill's enactment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must:

 determine whether waste associated with oil, gas, or geothermal energy activities meet the criteria promulgated for the identification or listing of hazardous waste; identify or list as hazardous waste any of those wastes if they meet the identification or listing criteria; and promulgate regulations regarding standards applicable to generators, transporters, and owners and operators of facilities for the treatment, storage, or disposal of those wastes. The EPA may modify the regulation of those standards to consider the special characteristics of those wastes so long as the modified regulations protect human health and the environment.

Within a year of this bill's enactment, the EPA must promulgate revisions of certain criteria concerning landfills and waste management practices of open dumping for facilities that may receive wastes that are: (1) associated with those activities, and (2) not identified or listed as hazardous waste. Those revisions must:

 protect human health and the environment, while allowing consideration of the practicable capability of such facilities; and require groundwater monitoring as necessary to detect contamination; establish criteria for the acceptable location of new or existing facilities; and provide for corrective action and financial assurance as appropriate.

closing loopholes ending arbitrary evasion regulations act bill amends recovery_act eliminate exemption waste derived exploration development production crude oil natural gas geothermal energy regulations governing disposal hazardous waste year bill enactment environmental_protection_agency epa determine waste associated oil gas geothermal energy activities meet criteria promulgated identification listing hazardous waste identify list hazardous waste wastes meet identification listing criteria promulgate regulations standards applicable generators transporters owners operators facilities treatment storage disposal wastes epa modify regulation standards consider special characteristics wastes long modified regulations protect human health environment year bill enactment epa promulgate revisions certain criteria concerning landfills waste management practices open dumping facilities receive wastes associated activities identified listed hazardous waste revisions protect human health environment allowing consideration practicable capability facilities require groundwater monitoring necessary detect contamination establish criteria acceptable location new existing facilities provide corrective action financial assurance appropriate


Summary:
Consumers Rebate to ban Emissions and Boost AlTernative Energy Act or the Consumers REBATE Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose as of January 1, 2017, an excise tax on the production or importation of a taxable carbon substance (i.e., coal, oil, and natural gas), payable by the producer, miner, or importer of such substance. The tax does not apply to exports of a taxable carbon substance.

The bill requires the Department of the Treasury to: (1) impose carbon equivalency fees on imports of goods containing or produced using a taxable carbon substance; and (2) make quarterly payments, from the amounts deposited pursuant to imposition of the carbon excise tax, to lawful residents of the United States with a valid social security number.

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Summary:
Ensuring the Taxpayer a Fair Return for Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Resources Act of 2015

This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the minimum acceptable bids and rentals for leases of oil, natural gas, and tar sand on federal land.

Minimum acceptable bids and rentals shall receive inflation adjustments once every four years.

One-third of any amounts received by the United States from sales, bonuses, and royalties, including interest charges collected under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, and from rentals of the public lands in Alaska under the Mineral Leasing Act and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, shall be made available in specified percentages:

 for use for oil and gas inspection and enforcement; to remediate, reclaim, and properly plug and abandon orphan oil and gas wells on federal lands; and to the state within whose boundaries the leased land is located, or the deposits were derived, for state use in accordance with specified requirements.

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Summary:
Natural Gas Leak Prevention Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue minimum uniform safety standards for the operation, environmental protection, and integrity management of underground natural gas storage facilities.

The bill defines an "underground natural gas storage facility" as a gas pipeline facility that stores gas in an underground facility, including:

 a depleted hydrocarbon reservoir, an aquifer reservoir, or a solution mined salt cavern reservoir. DOT, in developing such standards, shall:

 consider the economic impacts of the regulations on individual gas customers, ensure that the regulations do not have a significant economic impact on end users, and consider existing consensus standards. A user fee shall be imposed on an entity operating an underground natural gas storage facility. Collected fees shall be deposited in an underground natural gas storage facility safety account, which shall be established in the Pipeline Safety Fund and which shall be made available only for activities related to natural gas storage safety.

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Summary:
Keep It in the Ground Act of 2017

This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from issuing, renewing, reinstating, or extending any nonproducing lease, or issuing any authorization for the exploration or production of oil, natural gas, or any other fossil fuel in the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or any other area of the Outer Continental Shelf. BOEM shall also cancel within 60 days any lease issued in the Beaufort Sea, Cook Inlet, or Chukchi Sea (three of the five bodies of water that encompass the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf). The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must not issue, renew, reinstate, or extend any nonproducing lease for the exploration or production of any onshore fossil fuels, including coal, oil, tar sands, oil shale, and gas, on land subject to the Mineral Leasing Act.

The bill provides for exceptions if there is an imminent national security threat that would be significantly reduced by granting an exception.

In addition, BOEM and the BLM may allow a nonproducing lease to be renewed or extended if the lease contract was signed before this bill, and giving effect to any provision of this bill is likely to lead to a material breach of contract.

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Summary:
United States Commission on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Act of 2016

This bill establishes the United States Commission on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to investigate and address any practices on the part of OPEC that prevent or reduce competition in the global oil market.

The Commission shall be composed of a bipartisan group of 16 experts on energy and related matters chosen by the leadership of both parties in Congress and appointed by the President. All members of the Commission must be U.S. citizens.

The bill requires the Commission to:

 determine whether the anti-competitive behavior of OPEC is designed to disadvantage U.S. oil producers; assess the impact of OPEC's policies on U.S. economic and energy security interests; assess how federal agencies are working to alleviate the potential negative impacts of OPEC's behavior; and produce policy recommendations for tax, trade, defense, diplomacy, and other areas where OPEC's behavior is found to cause adverse impacts. The Commission must submit a report of its findings and recommendations to Congress and the President within 12 months. The Commission shall terminate within 90 days after submission of its report. On receipt of the Commission's report, the President will have 90 days to submit Congress a proposal to implement or respond to the recommendations.

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Summary:
Underground Gas Storage Safety Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe minimum safety standards, meeting specified requirements, for underground gas storage facilities.

A state authority may, however, adopt additional or more stringent safety standards for intrastate underground gas storage facilities.

Until final standards are prescribed, all underground natural gas storage facilities shall comply with certain minimum requirements, including those in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs and aquifer reservoirs and those in solution-mined salt caverns.

DOT shall make grants for research and development activities relating to: (1) improved underground gas storage safety, or (2) an odorant additive for gas that is both detectable and nontoxic.

A user fee shall be imposed on each operator of an underground gas storage facility to which specified safety requirements apply.

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Summary:
Pipeline Inspection Enforcement Act of 2016

 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to require the person purchasing or operating a gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facility to inspect it to confirm the pipeline's status as active or abandoned.

The DOT shall require also, by regulation, that the regulatory authority responsible for inspections of the facility ensure that such an inspection is conducted. The inspection requirement shall apply with respect to newly listed abandoned pipelines as well.

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Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the suspension of the taxable income limitation on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties.

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Summary:
North Carolina Opening Fossil Fuels Safely and Harnessing Opportunities for Robust Employment Act or the NC OFFSHORE Act

This bill requires the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to conduct one oil and gas lease sale off North Carolina's coast every year for five years.

In addition, it protects military operations by allowing BOEM and the Department of Defense to mutually make certain areas off limits to exploration and allows coastal states to receive revenue from offshore energy projects.

This mandate shall take effect not later than two years after enactment of this bill.

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