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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 3895 (Introduced in House) — To renew America’s founding principles by freeing Americans to produce more energy in the United States from all sour... · Sec. 161

Sec. 161. Oil shale, tar sands, and other strategic unconventional fuels

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Upon enactment of this Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in lieu of the Department of the Interior, shall be granted exclusive jurisdiction and all relevant authority to implement and administer the leasing program for research and development of oil shale and tar sands and all other programs and requirements contained in section 369 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–58 ; 42 U.S.C. 15927 ). Upon enactment of this Act and pursuant to paragraph (1), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall immediately stay all regulations and guidelines promulgated by the Department of the Interior or any other agency under section 369 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and, notwithstanding any other law, publish proposed rules in the Federal Register not later than 6 months following enactment of this Act that fully implement as expeditiously as practicable the provisions of such section 369.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall publish final rules not later than 18 months following enactment of this Act. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is authorized to request from the Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy any resources and personnel that it deems necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this subsection, and the Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy are required to provide such resources and personnel as requested.
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