Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017
This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to revise the Department of Energy (DOE) Indian energy education planning and management assistance program, including to make intertribal organizations eligible for grants.
Eligibility for DOE energy development loan guarantees is expanded to include tribal energy development organizations.
The bill revises provisions regarding energy-related tribal leases, business agreements, and rights-of-way, including to revise the process for the Department of the Interior to approve tribal energy resource agreements. 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 such an agreement.
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.
Interior and the Department of Agriculture must enter into agreements with tribes and tribal organizations to carry out demonstration projects to promote biomass energy production.
This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to revise requirements for home weatherization grants to tribes.
Interior, an affected tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the tribe must appraise tribal mineral or energy resources involved in a transaction requiring Interior's approval.
This bill amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to revise limits on leasing of certain lands of the Navajo Nation and the Crow Tribe of Montana.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-18 | President | Became Public Law No: 115-325. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-18 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-12 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-10 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-10 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9782-9788) | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-10 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 245. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-10 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9782-9789) | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-10 | Floor | Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2018-11-30 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 823. | House floor actions |
| 2018-11-30 | Discharge | Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2018-11-30 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1057, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2018-11-15 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. | House committee actions |
| 2018-11-15 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2018-11-15 | Committee | Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2017-12-04 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House committee actions |
| 2017-12-04 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. | House committee actions |
| 2017-12-01 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House committee actions |
| 2017-11-30 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-30 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-30 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2017-11-30 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-29 | Floor | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7491-7497; text: CR S7491-7497) | Senate |
| 2017-05-24 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 104. | Senate |
| 2017-05-24 | Committee | Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-84. | Senate |
| 2017-02-08 | Committee | Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably. | Senate |
| 2017-01-30 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S492) | Senate |
| 2017-01-30 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |