HR 6579
110th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Alaska
Energy revenues and royalties
Land transfers
Oil and gas
Trade restrictions
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
New Resources for Domestic Consumption Act of 2008
Introduced: July 23, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jul 28, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
Jul 23, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 23, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
New Resources for Domestic Consumption Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the state of Alaska all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 1002 Area of Alaska (Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge).
Requires the Secretary, as a condition of any such transfer, to require Alaska to pay to the United States 50% of all amounts the state receives as a result of developing oil, natural gas, and other natural resources of the Area.
Prohibits export from the United States of any oil produced in the 1002 Area after the date of transfer.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.