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COASTAL Act

Introduced: August 1, 2019 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 430.
Feb 25, 2020
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. Without written report.
Nov 19, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Nov 7, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-346.
Aug 1, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Aug 1, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Conservation Of America's Shoreline Terrain and Aquatic Life Act or the COASTAL Act

This bill addresses the distribution of revenues collected from oil and gas leasing on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and the Alaska OCS.

Specifically, the bill

  • increases the revenue Gulf states (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) receive from certain federal oil and leases in the Gulf of Mexico and eliminates the revenue sharing cap;
  • exempts from sequestration payments of such revenue to Gulf states;
  • allocates revenue from energy development in the Alaska OCS to Alaska for specified purposes, including mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, or natural resources; and
  • eliminates the 2% fee that the federal government currently deducts from a state's share to cover administrative or other costs.
What's happening now February 25, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 430.

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