HR 1372
112th Congress
House
Energy
Energy revenues and royalties
Government trust funds
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
State and local finance
Virginia
VA Energy Act
Introduced: April 5, 2011
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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 7, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 5, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 5, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E641-642)
Apr 5, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Virginia Access to Energy Act or VA Energy Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) not later than one year after enactment of this Act.
Prohibits the Secretary from making any lease tract available if the President determines that it would create an unreasonable conflict with military operations.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit 50% of qualified revenues from such lease sales into the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the outstanding federal debt and 50% in a special account for specified payments to the state of Virginia.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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