National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act

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Introduced

14 May 2013

Last action

10 September 2013 · Reported

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 144.

Summary

National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR) in Alaska remains explicitly designated to provide oil and natural gas resources to the United States, and (2) it is national policy to actively advance oil and gas development within the NPR. Amends the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to require the mandatory program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the NPR to include at least one lease sale annually in those areas of the NPR most likely to produce commercial quantities of oil and natural gas each year in the period 2013-2023. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to ensure permits according to a specified timeline, for all surface development activities, including pipelines and roads construction to: (1) develop and bring into production any areas within the NPR that are subject to oil and gas leases; and (2) transport oil and gas from and through the NPR to existing transportation or processing infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska. Instructs the Secretary to issue: (1) regulations establishing clear requirements to ensure that the Department of the Interior is supporting development of oil and gas leases in the NPR; (2) a new proposed integrated activity plan from among the non-adopted alternatives in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision issued by the Secretary of the Interior and dated February 21, 2013; and (3) an environmental impact statement for issuance of oil and gas leases in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Nullifies the February 21, 2013, Record of Decision, including its integrated activity plan and environmental impact statement. Requires the Secretary to assess all technically recoverable fossil fuel resources within the NPR, including all conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas.

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Timeline

14 May 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
14 May 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 May 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 May 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Source: Committee
22 May 2013
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
12 June 2013
Vote
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 14.
Source: Committee
12 June 2013
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
12 June 2013
Committee
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Source: Committee
10 September 2013
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 144.
Source: Calendars
10 September 2013
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-197.
Source: Committee
10 September 2013
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-197.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1964
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1964
us · 113-hr-1964 · source updated 7 April 2025