,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #i1       
#bjbc,ms4 ,lummis 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mrs4 ,britt1   
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4       
,cramer1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4  
,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 
,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,risch1 
,mr4 ,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 and ,mr4
 ,mullin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the 
,president from issuing moratoria on    
leasing and permitting energy and       
minerals on certain ,federal land4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,our ,wealth of ,energy 
,resources ,act of #bjbc or the ,,power 
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on moratoria of 
new energy leases on certain ,federal   
land and on withdrawal of ,federal land 
from energy development  7a7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     

,federal land  7,a7 ,in general ,the    
term ,federal land means-- 7i7 ,national
 ,forest ,system land2  7ii7 public     
lands 7as defined in section #ajc of the
 ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management 
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb772   
7iii7 the outer ,continental ,shelf 7as 
defined in section #b of the ,outer     
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acca772 and  7iv7 land       
managed by the ,secretary of ,energy4   
7,b7 ,inclusion ,the term ,federal land 
includes land described in clauses 7i7  
through 7iv7 of subparagraph 7,a7 for   
which the rights to the surface estate  
or subsurface estate are owned by a     
non-,federal entity4  7#b7 ,mineral ,the
 term mineral means any mineral subject 
to sections #bcai through #bcdd of the  
,revised ,statutes 7commonly known as   
the ,mining ,law of #ahgb7 7#cj         
,u4,s4,c4 #bb et seq471 and minerals    
located on lands acquired by the ,united
 ,states 7as defined in section #b of   
the ,mineral ,leasing ,act for ,acquired

 ,lands 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #cea774  7#c7    
,president ,the term ,president means   
the ,president or any designee1         
including-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of      
,agriculture2  7,b7 the ,secretary of   
,energy2 and  7,c7 the ,secretary of the
 ,interior4  7b7 ,prohibitions  7#a7 ,in
 general ,notwithstanding any other     
provision of law1 the ,president shall  
not carry out any action that would     
prohibit or substantially delay the     
issuance of any of the following on     
,federal land1 unless such an action has
 been authorized by an ,act of          
,congress3 7,a7 ,new oil and gas leases1
 drill permits1 approvals1 or           
authorizations4  7,b7 ,new coal leases1 
permits1 approvals1 or authorizations4  
7,c7 ,new mineral patents1 leases1      
permits1 approvals1 or authorizations4  
7#b7 ,prohibition on withdrawal         
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,president may not withdraw any
 ,federal land from forms of entry1     
appropriation1 or disposal under the    

public land laws1 location1 entry1 and  
patent under the mining laws1 or        
disposition under laws pertaining to    
mineral and geothermal leasing or       
mineral materials unless the withdrawal 
has been authorized by an ,act of       
,congress4