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HR 6529 110th Congress House Energy Alaska Appropriations Atlantic Ocean Energy revenues and royalties Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental relations Jurisdiction and venue Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas Pacific Ocean State and local government operations

MORE Act of 2008

Introduced: July 17, 2008 Introduced by: Calvert, Ken Republican · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 22, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jul 17, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 17, 2008
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Maximize Offshore Resource Exploration Act of 2008, or the MORE Act of 2008 - Declares without force or effect all federal prohibitions against the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and pre-leasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Revokes all withdrawals of federal submerged lands from leasing for oil and natural gas exploration and production.

Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from granting an oil or natural gas lease for any OCS located within 25 miles of a state coastline unless the state has enacted a law approving the issuance of such leases by the Secretary.

Sets forth an allocation schedule for a 75% state share of revenues derived from U.S. royalties under qualified oil and gas leases on submerged lands located within the seaward boundaries of a state.

Extends the jurisdiction of state civil and criminal law, as appropriate, to the Alaska, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas.

What's happening now July 22, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2