S 1280
114th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Interior
Energy revenues and royalties
Oil and gas
User charges and fees
USE IT Act
Introduced: May 11, 2015
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 19, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-118.
May 11, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 11, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act or the USE IT Act
This bill directs the Department 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.
Amounts received for the fee shall be reserved for expenditures on inspection, enforcement, and permitting relating to oil and gas.
What's happening now
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-118.
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