Saving America’s Energy Future Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 218 To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from issuing moratoriums on issuing new oil and gas leases and drill permits on certain Federal lands. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 6, 2021 Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, Mr. JACKSON, Ms. HERRELL, Mr. BABIN, Mr. ROY, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. FALLON, and Mr. ARRINGTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from issuing moratoriums on issuing new oil and gas leases and drill permits on certain Federal lands. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Saving America’s En- 4 ergy Future Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:52 Feb 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H218.IH H218 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 218 IH SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MORATORIUMS OF NEW OIL AND 1 GAS LEASES ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LANDS. 2 (a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary concerned may not 3 issue a moratorium on issuing new oil and gas leases and 4 drill permits, nor renewals of such permits, on Federal 5 lands under such Secretary’s jurisdiction. 6 (b) DEFINITIONS.—The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ 7 means— 8 (1) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 9 National Forest System lands; and 10 (2) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect 11 to public lands administered by such Secretary. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:52 Feb 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H218.IH H218 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS