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Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017

USA115th CongressS-245| Senate 
| Updated: 12/18/2018
John Hoeven

John Hoeven

Republican Senator

North Dakota

Cosponsors (7)
Jerry Moran (Republican)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)John McCain (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)
Committees (6)
• Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee• Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee• Energy Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Indian Affairs Committee• Natural Resources Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017 TITLE I--INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-DETERMINATION ACT AMENDMENTS (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Department of the Interior to provide Indian tribes with technical assistance in planning their energy resource development programs. The Department of Energy (DOE) Indian energy education planning and management assistance program is expanded to make intertribal organizations eligible for grants and to allow grants to be used to increase the capacity of tribes to manage energy development and energy efficiency programs. This bill makes tribal energy development organizations eligible for DOE energy development loan guarantees. (Sec. 103) This bill allows leases and business agreements that pool a tribe's energy resources with other energy resources. An energy-related tribal lease, business agreement, or right-of-way does not require Interior's approval if it complies with a tribal energy resource agreement or it is a lease with a tribal energy development organization that Interior has certified, and the term does not exceed specified limits. The process and conditions for Interior's approval of tribal energy resource agreements are revised. This bill revises the process for determining whether an interested party has a valid claim to be suffering an adverse environmental impact due to a tribe's noncompliance with such an agreement. Interior must make available to a tribe the amount Interior would have expended to carry out an activity that the tribe is carrying out pursuant to a tribal energy resource agreement. (Sec. 104) DOE must collaborate with the Directors of the National Laboratories in making the full array of DOE technical and scientific resources available for tribal energy activities and projects. TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS (Sec. 201) This bill amends the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to give tribes, in addition to states and municipalities, preference for the receipt of preliminary hydroelectric licenses. (Sec. 202) This bill amends the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to direct Interior, for land under Bureau of Land Management jurisdiction, and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), for land under Forest Service jurisdiction, to enter into agreements with tribes to carry out demonstration projects to promote biomass energy production on Indian forest land and in nearby communities by providing them with reliable supplies of woody biomass from federal lands. Interior and USDA must enter into agreements with tribal organizations to carry out additional biomass demonstration projects. (Sec. 203) This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to revise requirements for direct home weatherization grants to tribes. (Sec. 204) Interior, an affected tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the tribe must appraise mineral or energy resources involved in a transaction requiring Interior's approval. (Sec. 205) This bill amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to allow the Navajo Nation to enter into mineral resource leases on their restricted lands without Interior's approval. The maximum term of a Navajo Nation lease that does not require Interior's approval is extended for commercial and agricultural leases. (Sec. 206) The Crow Tribe of Montana may lease their land for a term of up to 99 years. (Sec. 207) This bill sets forth provisions for money held by Interior in connection with the review and approval of a sale, lease, permit, or other conveyance of Indian land.

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Timeline
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S492)
Feb 8, 2017
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably.
May 24, 2017
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-84.
May 24, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 104.
Nov 29, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7491-7497; text: CR S7491-7497)
Nov 29, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7491-7497; text: CR S7491-7497)
Nov 30, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 30, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 30, 2017
Received in the House.
Dec 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Dec 4, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Dec 4, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Nov 15, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 15, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 15, 2018
Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
Nov 30, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 823.
Nov 30, 2018
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Nov 30, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1057, Part I.
Dec 10, 2018
Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 10, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9782-9789)
Dec 10, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 245.
Dec 10, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9782-9788)
Dec 10, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9782-9788)
Dec 10, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 12, 2018
Presented to President.
Dec 18, 2018
Signed by President.
Dec 18, 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-325.
  • January 30, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S492)


  • February 8, 2017
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably.


  • May 24, 2017
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-84.


  • May 24, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 104.


  • November 29, 2017
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7491-7497; text: CR S7491-7497)


  • November 29, 2017
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7491-7497; text: CR S7491-7497)


  • November 30, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • November 30, 2017
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • November 30, 2017
    Received in the House.


  • December 1, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.


  • December 4, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.


  • December 4, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.


  • November 15, 2018
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • November 15, 2018
    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.


  • November 15, 2018
    Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.


  • November 30, 2018
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 823.


  • November 30, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.


  • November 30, 2018
    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1057, Part I.


  • December 10, 2018
    Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.


  • December 10, 2018
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9782-9789)


  • December 10, 2018
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 245.


  • December 10, 2018
    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9782-9788)


  • December 10, 2018
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9782-9788)


  • December 10, 2018
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • December 12, 2018
    Presented to President.


  • December 18, 2018
    Signed by President.


  • December 18, 2018
    Became Public Law No: 115-325.

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  • S 115-1460: A bill to provide for the modernization of the energy and natural resources policies of the United States, and for other purposes.
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Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017

USA115th CongressS-245| Senate 
| Updated: 12/18/2018
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017 TITLE I--INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-DETERMINATION ACT AMENDMENTS (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Department of the Interior to provide Indian tribes with technical assistance in planning their energy resource development programs. The Department of Energy (DOE) Indian energy education planning and management assistance program is expanded to make intertribal organizations eligible for grants and to allow grants to be used to increase the capacity of tribes to manage energy development and energy efficiency programs. This bill makes tribal energy development organizations eligible for DOE energy development loan guarantees. (Sec. 103) This bill allows leases and business agreements that pool a tribe's energy resources with other energy resources. An energy-related tribal lease, business agreement, or right-of-way does not require Interior's approval if it complies with a tribal energy resource agreement or it is a lease with a tribal energy development organization that Interior has certified, and the term does not exceed specified limits. The process and conditions for Interior's approval of tribal energy resource agreements are revised. This bill revises the process for determining whether an interested party has a valid claim to be suffering an adverse environmental impact due to a tribe's noncompliance with such an agreement. Interior must make available to a tribe the amount Interior would have expended to carry out an activity that the tribe is carrying out pursuant to a tribal energy resource agreement. (Sec. 104) DOE must collaborate with the Directors of the National Laboratories in making the full array of DOE technical and scientific resources available for tribal energy activities and projects. TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS (Sec. 201) This bill amends the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to give tribes, in addition to states and municipalities, preference for the receipt of preliminary hydroelectric licenses. (Sec. 202) This bill amends the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to direct Interior, for land under Bureau of Land Management jurisdiction, and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), for land under Forest Service jurisdiction, to enter into agreements with tribes to carry out demonstration projects to promote biomass energy production on Indian forest land and in nearby communities by providing them with reliable supplies of woody biomass from federal lands. Interior and USDA must enter into agreements with tribal organizations to carry out additional biomass demonstration projects. (Sec. 203) This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to revise requirements for direct home weatherization grants to tribes. (Sec. 204) Interior, an affected tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the tribe must appraise mineral or energy resources involved in a transaction requiring Interior's approval. (Sec. 205) This bill amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to allow the Navajo Nation to enter into mineral resource leases on their restricted lands without Interior's approval. The maximum term of a Navajo Nation lease that does not require Interior's approval is extended for commercial and agricultural leases. (Sec. 206) The Crow Tribe of Montana may lease their land for a term of up to 99 years. (Sec. 207) This bill sets forth provisions for money held by Interior in connection with the review and approval of a sale, lease, permit, or other conveyance of Indian land.

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Timeline
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S492)
Feb 8, 2017
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably.
May 24, 2017
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-84.
May 24, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 104.
Nov 29, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7491-7497; text: CR S7491-7497)
Nov 29, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7491-7497; text: CR S7491-7497)
Nov 30, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 30, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 30, 2017
Received in the House.
Dec 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Dec 4, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Dec 4, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Nov 15, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 15, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 15, 2018
Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
Nov 30, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 823.
Nov 30, 2018
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Nov 30, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1057, Part I.
Dec 10, 2018
Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 10, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9782-9789)
Dec 10, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 245.
Dec 10, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9782-9788)
Dec 10, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9782-9788)
Dec 10, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 12, 2018
Presented to President.
Dec 18, 2018
Signed by President.
Dec 18, 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-325.
  • January 30, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S492)


  • February 8, 2017
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably.


  • May 24, 2017
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-84.


  • May 24, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 104.


  • November 29, 2017
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7491-7497; text: CR S7491-7497)


  • November 29, 2017
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7491-7497; text: CR S7491-7497)


  • November 30, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • November 30, 2017
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • November 30, 2017
    Received in the House.


  • December 1, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.


  • December 4, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.


  • December 4, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.


  • November 15, 2018
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • November 15, 2018
    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.


  • November 15, 2018
    Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.


  • November 30, 2018
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 823.


  • November 30, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.


  • November 30, 2018
    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1057, Part I.


  • December 10, 2018
    Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.


  • December 10, 2018
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9782-9789)


  • December 10, 2018
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 245.


  • December 10, 2018
    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9782-9788)


  • December 10, 2018
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9782-9788)


  • December 10, 2018
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • December 12, 2018
    Presented to President.


  • December 18, 2018
    Signed by President.


  • December 18, 2018
    Became Public Law No: 115-325.
John Hoeven

John Hoeven

Republican Senator

North Dakota

Cosponsors (7)
Jerry Moran (Republican)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)John McCain (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)
Committees (6)
• Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee• Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee• Energy Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Indian Affairs Committee• Natural Resources Committee

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • S 115-1460: A bill to provide for the modernization of the energy and natural resources policies of the United States, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlaskaAlaska Natives and HawaiiansAlternative and renewable resourcesArchaeology and anthropologyCongressional oversightEconomic developmentElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy assistance for the poor and agedEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFederal-Indian relationsForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHistorical and cultural resourcesIndian lands and resources rightsIndian social and development programsLicensing and registrationsLighting and heatingLighting, heating, coolingMontanaOil and gasPublic contracts and procurementResidential rehabilitation and home repairWatersheds