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HR 3972 105th Congress House

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from charging State and local government agencies for certain uses of the sand, gravel, and shell resources of…

Official title: To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from charging State and local government agencies for certain uses of … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from charging State and local government agencies for certain uses of the sand, gravel, and shell resources of the outer Continental Shelf.

Introduced: June 16, 1998 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Building materialsCoastal zoneCommerceContinental shelf
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 1998
Received in the Senate.
Oct 15, 1998
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 15, 1998
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 15, 1998
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 15, 1998
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 15, 1998
Mrs. Cubin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Oct 15, 1998
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10940-10942)
Oct 2, 1998
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 437.
Oct 2, 1998
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-766.
Aug 5, 1998
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Aug 5, 1998
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 5, 1998
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Jul 21, 1998
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 1, 1998
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jun 1, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 22, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
May 22, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 20, 1998

Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from assessing a fee against State or local government agencies for certain uses of Outer Continental Shelf sand, gravel, and shell resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 16, 1998
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3972: To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from charging State and local government agencies for certain uses of the sand, gravel, and shell resources of the outer Continental Shelf.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3972/
MLA
"H.R. 3972: To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from charging State and local government agencies for certain uses of the sand, gravel, and shell resources of the outer Continental Shelf.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3972/.
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H.R. 3972, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3972/.
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[H.R. 3972: To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from charging State and local government agencies for certain uses of the sand, gravel, and shell resources of the outer Continental Shelf.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3972/)
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