California Coastal Protection and Louisiana Energy Enhancement Act
Latest action · Feb 14, 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes the use of such credits to: (1) bid on lease sales in the Western and Central Planning Areas of the Gulf of Mexico; (2) make royalty payments on production for oil and gas resources in those planning areas in existence as of the enactment of this Act; or (3) sell or transfer them in accordance with certain requirements.
States that the Outer Continental Shelf land for which an eligible lease is canceled shall be: (1) permanently withdrawn from all forms of disposition, including mineral leasing; and (2) reserved as an ecological preserve to protect traditional fishing areas and to provide conservation, scientific, and recreational benefits.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 14, 2002.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Feb 14, 2002 |
| D-LA | John B. Breaux | Original | Feb 14, 2002 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Feb 14, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 15, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2002Introduced in Senate
- Feb 14, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S859-860)
- Feb 14, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S896 | Mary L. Landrieu D-LA | Feb 15, 2002 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S859 | Barbara Boxer D-CA | Feb 14, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-94 | THE PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2003 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; THE OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING, RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT; AND THE MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE58 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Mar 14, 2002 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reacquire and permanently protect certain leases on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California by issuing credits for new energy production in less environmentally sensitive areas in the Western and Central Planning Areas of the Gulf of Mexico.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- California Coastal Protection and Louisiana Energy Enhancement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- California
- Civil actions and liability
- Continental shelf
- Energy
- Fishery management
- Gas in submerged lands
- Government liability
- Gulf of Mexico
- Law
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine ecology
- Marine parks and reserves
- Ocean mining
- Oil and gas leases
- Oil and gas royalties
- Petroleum in submerged lands
- Prospecting
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Submarine oil well drilling
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2002Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
