Boebert Energy Legislation Passes the House
Today, two Boebert amendments to H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, passed the House of Representatives.
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) stated, “My two amendments to H.R. 1 represent the interests of rural Colorado by condemning leftists who killed the Jordan Cove Pipeline and by streamlining critical infrastructure permitting. We need an America first energy policy now, and I am proud that my amendments and two of my bills, the 90-Day Review Act and the American Energy Act, will be included in H.R. 1.”
Background on Congresswoman Boebert’s 90-Day Review Act Amendment:
Congresswoman Boebert’s amendment adds her 90-Day Review Act to H.R. 1 and passed the House by voice vote with unanimous consent.
The 90-Day Review Act shortens the length of time from 150 days to 90 days that a party can file a petition for judicial review of a permit, license, or approval of a major infrastructure project.
By streamlining the federal litigation timeline, this legislation will help reduce frivolous litigation, cut red tape, and help critical infrastructure projects move forward in more timely manner. This bill will reduce the amount of time it takes to construct real and important infrastructure projects like highways, bridges, railways, dams and other important projects that will improve the lives of people in Colorado's Third District and across America.
Congresswoman Boebert’s 90-Day Review Act is the House companion to Senator Ted Cruz’s 90-Day Review Act he introduced in the Senate.
Reps. Troy Nehls (TX-22), Paul Gosar (AZ-09), Mary Miller (IL-15), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Clay Higgins (LA-03), and Russel Fry (SC-07) joined Rep. Lauren Boebert in introducing her 90-Day Review Act.
The full text of Congresswoman Boebert’s amendment codifying her 90-Day Review Act into H.R. 1 is available here.
Congresswoman Boebert spoke in favor of her amendment on the House Floor:
Background on Congresswoman Boebert’s Jordan Cove Pipeline Amendment:
Congresswoman Boebert’s amendment condemning the cancelation of the Jordan Cove Pipeline to H.R. 1 passed with a recorded vote of 221-208.
The Jordan Cove Pipeline project had bipartisan support and was supported by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D), then-Governor John Hickenlooper (D), the Colorado Senate (D), the Denver Post, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, and local governments in Western Colorado including Mesa, Garfield, Rio Blanco, Moffat, Routt (D), and Delta counties. The Jordan Cove Pipeline was ultimately approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The Jordan Cove Pipeline would have transported Colorado natural gas to the West Coast for domestic use and to be exported to our allies in the Pacific as they counter China’s threats. Producing and transporting American energy domestically is key to securing American energy dominance, stabilizing energy prices, and enhancing American national security.
The Jordan Cove Pipeline would have invested in rural Colorado for years to come, creating 6,000 jobs and generating $100 million in state and local tax revenue annually. Additionally, it would have helped the environment by decreasing pollution globally since American natural gas is the cleanest in the world and is 42% cleaner than Russian gas.
Unfortunately, Oregon’s liberal Governor Kate Brown killed the Jordan Cove Pipeline by arbitrarily denying the necessary permits.
The full text of Congresswoman Boebert’s amendment condemning Governor Brown’s decision to cancel the Jordan Cove Pipeline is available here.
Congresswoman Boebert spoke in favor of her amendment on the House Floor:
Additional Background on H.R. 1:
Congresswoman Boebert’s American Energy Act, H.R. 1067, is included in H.R. 1 as Secs. 20212 and 20217. Congresswoman Boebert’s American Energy Act will increase American energy production and decrease energy prices by reducing the backlog at the Bureau of Land Management by extending the length of drilling permits from two years to four years. By extending the length of drilling permits, energy producers will be able to spend more time producing American energy and less time jumping through bureaucratic hoops. Additionally, extending the length of drilling permits will reduce the number of reapplications, reducing the burden on the Bureau of Land Management. Ultimately, this will alleviate the unacceptable backlog and streamline permitting reviews.
H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, will reduce energy prices by enacting an America first energy policy by:
- Requiring the Secretary of Energy to conduct an ongoing assessment of the nation’s supply of critical energy resources and the vulnerability of the critical energy resource supply chain.
- Prohibiting the President from banning fracking.
- Condemning President Biden’s revocation of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
- Deregulating the export of American natural gas.
- Immediately resuming quarterly energy lease sales on federal land.
- Deregulating federal energy leasing.
- Requiring the Secretary of Interior to issue a plan to increase energy leasing on federal land.
- Ending the moratorium on coal energy leasing.
- Prohibiting China from controlling lands leased for energy production.
- Encouraging the domestic production of critical minerals.
Repealing Biden’s energy tax increase