US Congress House Bill 2172 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 12)
Status: Introduced on June 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-12-01 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 200.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Utilizing America's Federal Lands for Wind Energy Act - Exempts projects determined by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the Forest Service to be meteorological site testing and monitoring projects from environmental impact statement requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Defines a "meteorological site testing and monitoring project" as a project that is carried out on land administered by BLM or the Forest Service to test or monitor weather using towers or other devices, that is decommissioned within five years of its commencement, that provides meteorological information to such agencies, that causes less than one acre of soil or vegetation disruption at the location of each meteorological tower or other device and no more than five acres of soil or disruption within the proposed right-of-way for the project, and that is installed: (1) using existing access roads, (2) in a manner that does not require off-road motorized access other than one installation activity and one decommissioning activity along an identified off-road route approved by the BLM Director or the Chief of the Forest Service, (3) without construction of new roads other than upgrading of existing minor drainage crossings for safety purposes, and (4) without the use of digging or drilling equipment vehicles other than rubber-tired vehicles with gross weight ratings under 8,500 pounds. Requires the BLM Director or Chief of the Forest Service: (1) to decide whether to issue a permit for such a project within 30 days after receiving an application for such permit; (2) during such period, to provide an opportunity for public comments and to consult with the heads of agencies that would be affected by issuance of the permit; and (3) provide to the applicant reasons why an application is denied and an opportunity to remedy any deficiencies. Requires BLM and the Forest Service to treat the meteorological information provided under this Act as proprietary information and to protect it against disclosure.

Utilizing America's Federal Lands for Wind Energy Act

Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Doc Hastings [R-WA]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]
Rep. Jeffrey Landry [R-LA]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-12-01	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 200.
2011-12-01	House	Committee on Agriculture discharged.
2011-12-01	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-300, Part I.
2011-07-13	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 16.
2011-07-13	House	Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2011-07-13	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-06-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
2011-06-23	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-06-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2011-06-14	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2011-06-14	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2011-06-14	House	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 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HB2173 (Related) 2011-10-14 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 168.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2172/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2172/BILLS-112hr2172ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2172/BILLS-112hr2172rh.pdf