Bill > S3762

This bill, the Energy Freedom Act, aims to provide greater output, price stability, and regulatory certainty with respect to domestic energy production in the United States and exports. The key provisions of the bill include: - Accelerating the approval process for natural gas transmission projects, setting deadlines for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to review and approve such projects. - Expediting the approval process for natural gas exports, including deeming pending applications submitted between January 2020 and January 2025 as approved. - Requiring the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a minimum of 4 annual oil and natural gas lease sales in certain states and on the outer Continental Shelf. - Streamlining the permitting process for drilling permits on federal lands, including setting timelines and requirements for the Secretary of the Interior. - Prohibiting the President from declaring moratoria on energy leasing or withdrawing federal lands from energy development without Congressional authorization. - Designating priority areas on federal lands for geothermal, solar, and wind energy leasing, and establishing a categorical exclusion for certain geothermal exploration test projects. - Reinstating and prohibiting modification of several major energy regulations, including the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, the Methane Rule, and the NEPA Rule, for a 15-year period. The overall goal of the bill is to increase domestic energy production, including through greater utilization of federal lands and offshore resources, in order to improve energy output, price stability, and regulatory certainty.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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