To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in conjunction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 5, 2012

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy (DOE), except in the case of a severe energy supply interruption, from executing the first drawdown of petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) after enactment of this Act until the Secretary has developed a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands (including submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf) under the jurisdiction of DOE, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) leased for oil and gas production by the same percentage as the percentage of petroleum in the SPR that is to be drawn down in such first and subsequent drawdowns.

Prohibits such plan from providing for a total increase of more than 10% in the percentage of such federal lands leased for oil and gas production.

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Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4] · R–CO

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Mar 9, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Mar 5, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 5, 2012
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2012
Introduced in House

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4136

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4136

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4136

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2012-03-05.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4136/BILLS-112hr4136ih.htm

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