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HR 3918 109th Congress House Energy Administrative procedure Coastal zone Continental shelf Department of the Interior Economics and Public Finance Gas in submerged lands Government Operations and Politics Law Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Natural gas Oil and gas leases Oil and gas royalties Revenue sharing

Outer Continental Shelf Energy Relief Act

Introduced: September 27, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
 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States such withdrawals are no longer in effect with respect to natural gas leasing, exploration, development or production.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).

What's happening now November 8, 2005

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3