S 2418 116th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Air quality Alabama Alaska Climate change and greenhouse gases Education programs funding Energy efficiency and conservation Energy revenues and royalties Gulf of Mexico Higher education Land use and conservation Louisiana Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Mississippi Oil and gas State and local finance Texas User charges and fees Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

COASTAL Act

Introduced: August 1, 2019 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov

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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

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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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