HR 3918 109th Congress House

Outer Continental Shelf Energy Relief Act

Official title: To terminate the effect of all provisions of existing Federal law prohibiting the spending of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and preleasing … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To terminate the effect of all provisions of existing Federal law prohibiting the spending of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and preleasing activities, to revoke Presidential withdrawals from disposition of areas of the Outer Continental Shelf with respect to natural gas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 27, 2005 See on congress.gov

Energy Administrative procedureCoastal zoneContinental shelfDepartment of the Interior

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Economics and Public FinanceGas in submerged landsGovernment Operations and PoliticsLawMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesNatural gasOil and gas leasesOil and gas royaltiesRevenue sharing

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Nov 8, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10017-10022)

Nov 7, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9948-9950, H9951, H9952, H9953-9954)

Oct 12, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Sep 27, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

Sep 27, 2005

Introduced in House

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Latest action November 8, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10017-10022)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Outer Continental Shelf Energy Relief Act - Declares that all provisions of existing federal law prohibiting the spending of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf have no force or effect.

Revokes all existing withdrawals made by the President under the authority of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA).

States such withdrawals are no longer in effect with respect to natural gas leasing, exploration, development or production.

Amends the OCSLA leasing program to instruct the Secretary, in each five-year program, to include lease sales that when viewed as a whole propose to offer for gas leasing at least 75% of the available unleased acreage within each OCS Planning Area.

Prescribes guidelines for sharing with certain coastal states bonus bid and royalty revenues received from existing and future federal gas leases on lands located within state seaward boundaries.

Authorizes the Secretary to issue leases for development and production only of natural gas and associated condensate (natural gas-only leasing).

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Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 6

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Oct 17, 2005

Marshall, Jim

· Sep 28, 2005

Cole, Tom

Oklahoma · Sep 27, 2005

Mississippi · Sep 27, 2005

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