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HR 5973 111th Congress House

Offshore Lease Fairness Act

Official title: To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to increase the percentage of revenues from new offshore leas… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to increase the percentage of revenues from new offshore leases that will be shared with coastal States to 50 percent.

Introduced: July 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Energy revenues and royaltiesIntergovernmental relationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOil and gasState and local finance
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Aug 5, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jul 29, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 29, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 5, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Offshore Lease Fairness Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase from 27% to 50% the revenues: (1) shared with states from leases within three miles of the coast line entered into after enactment of this Act; and (2) from energy-related activities for any lease, easement, or right-of-way granted after enactment of this Act.

Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to redefine current qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues as sums received by the United States from leases entered into between December 20, 2006, and the date of enactment of this Act.

Requires for FY2010 and each ensuing fiscal year that new outer Continental Shelf revenues be deposited: (1) 50% into the general fund of the Treasury; and (2) 50% into a special account in the Treasury for disbursement to coastal states by the Secretary of the Treasury.

Restricts allocation of new outer Continental Shelf revenues from leases in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean to states that are in, or border on, such specified geographical areas.

Prescribes requirements for the timing and administration of the disposition of revenues.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5973: Offshore Lease Fairness Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5973/
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"H.R. 5973: Offshore Lease Fairness Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5973/.
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