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HR 1106 105th Congress House Energy Alternative dispute resolution Claims Government liability Law Oil and gas royalties

Royalty Settlement Reform Act of 1997

Introduced: March 18, 1997 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Mar 24, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 18, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Mar 18, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Royalty Settlement Reform Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to require the Secretary of the Interior's approval for any settlement by an alternative means of dispute resolution of certain claims against the United States for payment of royalties under which the absolute value of the sum of all individual claims covered by the settlement exceeds $2 million.

What's happening now March 24, 1997

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2