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S 2314 109th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Commerce Energy Energy prices Gas industry Oil and gas leases Oil and gas royalties Petroleum industry Subsidies

Royalty Relief Act of 2006

Introduced: February 16, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Feb 16, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 16, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to suspend royalty relief from any federal requirement to pay royalty (thus requiring the payment of royalties to the federal government) for production oil or natural gas from federal lands (including submerged land) during any period in which specified prices apply to either crude oil or natural gas.

Instructs the Secretary to renegotiate certain existing leases authorizing production of oil or natural gas on federal land to conform with this Act.

Conditions eligibility for renewal of such leases or new leases for existing lessees upon compliance with this Act.

What's happening now February 16, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4749 Related bill Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2006
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 28, 2006
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 17, 2006
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 16, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2314: Royalty Relief Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2314/
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