# 114-hr-538: Native American Energy Act

114-hr-538, Native American Energy Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-538
- Congress: 114
- Title: Native American Energy Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Introduced: 2015-01-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Native American Energy Act Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to allow the Department of the Interior, an affected Indian tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the Indian tribe to appraise Indian land or trust assets involved in a transaction requiring Interior approval. Deems an appraisal approved if Interior fails to respond in 60 days. Gives tribes the option of waiving such appraisals. Requires each agency within Interior involved in the review of oil and gas activities on Indian lands to use a uniform system of reference numbers and tracking systems for oil and gas wells. Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to make the environmental impact statement for major federal action on Indian lands available for review and comment only to the affected Indian tribe and individuals residing within the affected area. Sets forth provisions for the judicial review of an energy related action. Amends the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to direct Interior to enter into agreements with Indian tribes to carry out demonstration projects that promote biomass energy production on Indian forest land and in nearby communities by providing tribes with reliable supplies of woody biomass from federal lands. Amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to allow the Navajo Nation to enter into mineral resource leases on their restricted lands without Interior's approval. Extends the lease terms for commercial or agricultural leases. Prohibits any Interior rule regarding hydraulic fracturing from having any effect on land held in trust or restricted status for Indians, except with the express consent of its Indian beneficiaries.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2015-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-538 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/538)

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- [114-hr-5836: HEARD Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5836)
- [114-hr-5668: Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5668)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-538 (as of 2025-11-18).