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The '''United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources''' is a standing committee of the [[United States Senate]]. It has jurisdiction over matters related to energy and mineral resources, including nuclear development; irrigation and reclamation, territorial possessions of the United States, trust lands appertaining to America's indigenous peoples, and the conservation, use, and disposition of federal lands. Its roots go back to the Committee on Interior and Insulars Affairs. In 1977, it became the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and most matters regarding Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians were removed from its jurisdiction and transferred to the [[Committee on Indian Affairs]].
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==Jurisdiction==
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In accordance of Rule XXV of the United States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects is referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
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# [[Coal mining in the United States|Coal production, distribution]], and [[coal power|utilization]];
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# [[Energy policy of the United States|Energy policy]];
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# [[Energy regulation]] and [[energy conservation|conservation]];
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# Energy related aspects of [[deepwater port|deepwater ports]];
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# [[Energy development|Energy research and development]];
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# [[Mining|Extraction of minerals]] from [[ocean|oceans]] and [[Outer Continental Shelf]] lands;
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# [[Hydroelectricity|Hydroelectric power]], [[irrigation]], and [[Desertification#Countermeasures|reclamation]];
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# [[Mining engineering|Mining education and research]];
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# [[Mining]], [[mineral rights|mineral lands]], [[land_claim#Mining_claim_(United_States)|mining claims]], and mineral conservation;
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# [[List of areas in the United States National Park System|National parks]], [[National recreation area|recreation areas]], [[National Wilderness Preservation System|wilderness areas]], [[National Wild and Scenic Rivers System|wild and scenic rivers]], [[National Historic Site (United States)|historical sites]], [[National Military Park|military parks and battlefields]], and on the [[Public domain (land)|public domain]], preservation of [[Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979|prehistoric ruins]] and [[Antiquities Act|objects of interest]];
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# [[National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska|Naval petroleum reserves in Alaska]];
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# Nonmilitary development of [[nuclear power|nuclear energy]];
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# [[Hydrocarbon exploration|Oil and gas production and distribution]];
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# [[National Conservation Lands|Public lands]] and [[United States National Forest|forests]], including [[farming]] and [[grazing]] thereon, and [[mining|mineral extraction]] therefrom;
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# [[Solar energy]] systems; and,
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# [[Territories of the United States|Territorial possessions of the United States]], including [[United Nations trust territories|trusteeships]].<ref name="Energy">https://www.rules.senate.gov/rules-of-the-senate|publisher=United States Senate|access-date=14 March 2021</ref>
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The Committee is also charged to "study and review, on a comprehensive basis, matters relating to [[energy development|energy]] and [[exploitation of natural resources|resources development]], and report thereon from time to time."<ref name="Energy" />
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Senate Committee with jurisdiction over matters related to energy and mineral resources, including nuclear development; irrigation and reclamation, territorial possessions of the United States, trust lands appertaining to America's indigenous peoples, and the conservation, use, and disposition of federal lands.

The United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It has jurisdiction over matters related to energy and mineral resources, including nuclear development; irrigation and reclamation, territorial possessions of the United States, trust lands appertaining to America's indigenous peoples, and the conservation, use, and disposition of federal lands. Its roots go back to the Committee on Interior and Insulars Affairs. In 1977, it became the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and most matters regarding Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians were removed from its jurisdiction and transferred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Jurisdiction

In accordance of Rule XXV of the United States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects is referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:

  1. Coal production, distribution, and utilization;
  2. Energy policy;
  3. Energy regulation and conservation;
  4. Energy related aspects of deepwater ports;
  5. Energy research and development;
  6. Extraction of minerals from oceans and Outer Continental Shelf lands;
  7. Hydroelectric power, irrigation, and reclamation;
  8. Mining education and research;
  9. Mining, mineral lands, mining claims, and mineral conservation;
  10. National parks, recreation areas, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, historical sites, military parks and battlefields, and on the public domain, preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of interest;
  11. Naval petroleum reserves in Alaska;
  12. Nonmilitary development of nuclear energy;
  13. Oil and gas production and distribution;
  14. Public lands and forests, including farming and grazing thereon, and mineral extraction therefrom;
  15. Solar energy systems; and,
  16. Territorial possessions of the United States, including trusteeships.[1]

The Committee is also charged to "study and review, on a comprehensive basis, matters relating to energy and resources development, and report thereon from time to time."[1]


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References

  1. ↑ a b https://www.rules.senate.gov/rules-of-the-senate%7Cpublisher=United States Senate|access-date=14 March 2021
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