,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fed #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebei ,report ,no4 #aad-hcc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ag1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,zinke 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,westerman1 and ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,november #bb1 #bjaf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,missouri1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 ,mr4 ,olson1 and ,mr4 ,pearce ,november #bb1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,may #ag1 #bjaf ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of the ,interior to reestablish the ,royalty ,policy ,committee in order to further a more consultative process with key ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 environmental1 and energy stakeholders1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,certainty for ,states and ,tribes ,act4 #b4 ,reconstitution of the ,royalty ,policy ,committee 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall1 by not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 reconstitute the ,royalty ,policy ,committee as last chartered on ,march #bf1 #bjaj1 except as otherwise provided in this ,act4 7b7 ,corrections and updates ,in reconstituting the ,committee1 the ,secretary shall make appropriate technical corrections and updates to the charter of the ,committee1 including the following3 7#a7 ,revision of all references to the ,minerals ,management ,service or ,minerals ,revenue ,management so as to refer to the ,office of ,natural ,resources ,revenue4 7#b7 ,revision of the estimated number and frequency of meetings of the ,committee to not less than once each year4 7#c7 ,revision of the non-,federal members of the ,committee to include-- 7,a7 not fewer than #e members representing ,governors of ,states that each receive more than #aj1jjj1jjj annually in royalty revenues from ,federal leases2 and 7,b7 not more than #e members representing ,indian tribes that are mineral-producing ,indian tribes under-- 7i7 the ,act of ,may #aa1 #aich 7commonly known as the ,indian ,mineral ,leasing ,act of #aich7 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #cif;a et seq472 7ii7 title ,,xxvi of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #aiib 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja et seq472 7iii7 the ,indian ,mineral ,development ,act of #aihb 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #baja et seq472 or 7iv7 any other law relating to mineral development that is specific to one or more ,indian tribes4 7#d7 ,creation of a subcommittee of the ,committee to be known as the ,state and ,tribal ,resources ,board1 comprised of designees of ,states' ,governors and tribes participating as non-,federal members of the reconstituted ,committee4 #c4 ,review of regulations and policies the royalty policy committee advisory activities should include 7a7 ,consultation and report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the issuance by the ,department of the ,interior of any proposed regulation or policy related to mineral leasing policy for ,federal or ,indian land for exploration1 development1 or production of oil1 gas1 or coal 7including valuation methodologies and royalty and lease rates for oil1 gas1 or coal71 and not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act with respect to any proposed regulation of such ,department relating to such policy that is pending as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,committee shall-- 7#a7 assess the proposed regulation or policy2 and 7#b7 issue a report that describes the potential impact of the proposed regulation or policy1 including any ,state and tribal economic impacts described in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,state and tribal impact determination 7#a7 ,in general ,before the date on which any proposed regulation related to mineral leasing policy on ,federal or ,indian land 7including valuation methodologies and royalty and lease rates for oil1 gas1 or coal7 may be issued as a final rule1 the ,state and ,tribal ,resources ,board shall publish a determination of the impact of the regulation on school funding1 public safety1 and other essential ,state or ,indian tribal government services4 7#b7 ,delay request ,if the ,state and ,tribal ,resources ,board determines that a regulation described in paragraph 7#a7 will have a negative ,state or tribal budgetary impact1 the ,secretary shall1 upon request by the ,board1 grant a delay of #ahj days in the finalization of the regulation for the purposes of further-- 7,a7 stakeholder consultation2 7,b7 budgetary review2 and 7,c7 development of a proposal to mitigate the negative economic impact4 7c7 ,revision of proposed regulation 7#a7 ,in general ,before the date on which any proposed regulation related to mineral leasing policy on ,federal or ,indian land 7including valuation methodologies and royalty and lease rates for oil1 gas1 or coal7 is issued as a final rule1 the ,secretary shall publish in the ,federal ,register1 in the same docket as such proposed regulation1 a description of the impacts determined by the ,board in the report issued under subsection 7a77#b71 the recommendations made by the ,board 7if any7 for mitigation of negative impacts determined by the ,board under subsection 7b77#b71 and a clear explanation of why such recommendations of the ,board were or were not incorporated in the final regulation4 7#b7 ,final rule ,any final regulation subject to paragraph 7#a7 must include-- 7,a7 a summary of the report required under subsection 7a77#b72 and 7,b7 a clear explanation of why the recommendations of that report 7including the ,state and tribal determination7 were or were not taken into account in the finalization of the regulation4 #d4 ,special review of programmatic environmental impact statement 7a7 ,participants in programmatic review 7#a7 ,in general ,in carrying out the programmatic review of coal leasing as described in section #d of the order of the ,secretary of the ,interior entitled ,discretionary ,programmatic ,environmental ,impact ,statement to ,modernize the ,federal ,coal ,program1 numbered #ccch and dated ,january #ae1 #bjaf1 the ,secretary shall confer with1 and take into consideration the views of1 representatives appointed to the review board described in paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,review board ,the ,governor of each ,state in which more than #aj1jjj1jjj in revenue is collected annually by the ,united ,states as bonus bids1 royalties1 and rentals1 and fees for production of coal under leases of ,federal land or ,indian land may each appoint not more than #c representatives to a review board for purposes of paragraph 7#a71 at least one of whom shall be a member of the ,state and ,tribal ,resources ,board4 7#c7 ,deadline 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall complete the programmatic review referred to in paragraph 7#a7 not later than ,january #ae1 #bjai4 7,b7 ,failure to meet deadline ,if the programmatic review is not completed by the deadline described in subparagraph 7,a71 the programmatic review shall be considered to be complete as of that deadline4 7b7 ,termination of other programmatic review ,no ,federal funds may be used to carry out the programmatic review of coal leasing as described in subsection 7a77#a7 after ,january #ae1 #bjai4 7c7 ,no implementation requirement ,nothing in this section requires the ,secretary to conduct or complete the programmatic review of coal leasing as described in subsection 7a77#a7 after ,january #bj1 #bjag4 7d7 ,termination of moratorium ,effective ,january #af1 #bjai-- 7#a7 the pause or moratorium on the issuance of new ,federal coal leases under the ,secretarial order referred to in subsection 7a77#a7 is terminated2 and 7#b7 that ,secretarial order shall have no force or effect4 #e4 ,grandfathering of coal leases on application and coal lease modifications ,nothing in the order of the ,secretary of the ,interior entitled ,discretionary ,programmatic ,environmental ,impact ,statement to ,modernize the ,federal ,coal ,program1 numbered #ccch and dated ,january #ae1 #bjaf1 shall be considered to prohibit or restrict any issuance of a coal lease on application or coal lease modification1 pursuant to section #cdcb of title #dc1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 for which the ,bureau of ,land ,management has begun its review under section #ajb of the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7 as of ,january #ae1 #bjaf4 #f4 ,deadline for coal lease sales and modifications ,not later than #a year after the date on which the ,secretary completes the analysis required under section #ajb of the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7 for an application for a coal lease1 or an application for a modification to a coal lease pursuant to subpart #cdcb of part #cdcj of title #dc1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations71 accepted by the ,secretary1 the ,secretary shall conduct the lease sale and issue the lease1 or approve the modification1 unless the applicant indicates in writing that the applicant no longer seeks the lease or modification to the lease4 ,november #bb1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed