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HR 4942 111th Congress House Energy Alternative and renewable resources Coal Energy revenues and royalties Government lending and loan guarantees Government trust funds Intergovernmental relations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Nuclear power Oil and gas State and local finance Virginia

VA Energy Act

Introduced: March 25, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 1, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Mar 31, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 25, 2010
Referred to House Science and Technology
Mar 25, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Mar 25, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science and Technology, 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.
Mar 25, 2010
Referred to House Natural Resources
Mar 25, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E492-493)
Mar 25, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Virginia Access to Energy Act or the VA Energy Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) by as soon as practicable, but not later than one year, after the date the Secretary receives a petition from the governor requesting that the lease sale be conducted.

Provides for the disposition of revenues received from such lease sale for both federal and non-federal purposes, including payments to the state of Virginia.

Establishes in the Treasury the Alternative Energy Trust Fund, consisting of a portion of such revenues, which may be used for making grants for a coal and related technologies program, solar and wind technologies, and nuclear power loan guarantees, among other things.

What's happening now April 1, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1