H.R. 4025 (112th): Keep American Natural Gas Here Act

112th Congress, 2011–2013. Text as of Feb 14, 2012 (Introduced).

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HR 4025 IH

112th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 4025

To provide that the Secretary of the Interior may accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of Federal lands (including submerged lands) only from bidders certifying that all natural gas produced pursuant to such leases shall be offered for sale only in the United States, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 14, 2012

Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. HOLT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To provide that the Secretary of the Interior may accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of Federal lands (including submerged lands) only from bidders certifying that all natural gas produced pursuant to such leases shall be offered for sale only in the United States, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ‘Keep American Natural Gas Here Act’.

SEC. 2. NO FOREIGN SALES OF NATURAL GAS PRODUCED ON FEDERAL LANDS.

    The Secretary of the Interior may accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of Federal lands (including submerged lands) under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) only from bidders certifying that all natural gas produced pursuant to such leases shall be offered for sale only in the United States.

SEC. 3. NO FOREIGN SALES OF NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTED OVER FEDERAL PIPELINE RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

    Section 28(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(a)) is amended--

      (1) by inserting ‘(1)’ after ‘(a)’; and

      (2) by adding at the end the following:

    ‘(2) A new right-of-way for a natural gas pipeline may not be granted under this section unless the applicant for the right-of-way certifies that all natural gas that is transported via such pipeline shall be offered for sale only in the United States.’.