Bill > HR7094

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. Key provisions include: - Accelerating the review and approval process for natural gas transmission projects, with deadlines for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make decisions on applications. - Establishing an expedited approval process for natural gas exports, with a 60-day timeline, and deeming certain pending export applications approved. - Requiring the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a minimum of 4 oil and natural gas lease sales annually in certain states, and prohibiting moratoria on new energy leases without Congressional authority. - Directing the Secretary to conduct all remaining lease sales from the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program by the end of 2022, and establishing annual lease sales in the Central/Western Gulf of Mexico and Alaska regions. - Designating priority areas on federal lands for geothermal, solar, and wind energy leasing, and providing a categorical exclusion for certain geothermal exploration test projects. - Reinstating and prohibiting modification of several major energy regulations, including the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, methane rule, ONRR valuation reform rule, and NEPA rule. Overall, the bill aims to streamline energy development approvals, increase domestic energy production, and provide regulatory certainty for the energy industry.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7094/all-info