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HR 5102 111th Congress House

USE IT Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish an annual production incentive fee with respect to Federal onshore and offshore lands that are subject to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish an annual production incentive fee with respect to Federal onshore and offshore lands that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 26, 2010 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the InteriorEnergy revenues and royaltiesOil and gasUser charges and fees
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 21, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 21, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E610)
Apr 21, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 27, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act or USE IT Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations to establish a specified graduated annual production incentive fee with respect to federal onshore and offshore lands subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
Sestak, Joe
· Jun 8, 2010
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 26, 2010
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 22, 2010
Hodes, Paul
· Apr 21, 2010
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 21, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5102: USE IT Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5102/
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"H.R. 5102: USE IT Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5102/.
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H.R. 5102, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5102/.
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