HR 3918 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Outer Continental Shelf Energy Relief Act

Introduced Sep 27, 2005 Originated House Sponsor John E. Peterson R-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 8, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10017-10022)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 27, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Outer Continental Shelf Energy Relief Act - Declares that all provisions of existing federal law prohibiting the spending of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf have no force or effect.

Revokes all existing withdrawals made by the President under the authority of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA).

States such withdrawals are no longer in effect with respect to natural gas leasing, exploration, development or production.

Amends the OCSLA leasing program to instruct the Secretary, in each five-year program, to include lease sales that when viewed as a whole propose to offer for gas leasing at least 75% of the available unleased acreage within each OCS Planning Area.

Prescribes guidelines for sharing with certain coastal states bonus bid and royalty revenues received from existing and future federal gas leases on lands located within state seaward boundaries.

Authorizes the Secretary to issue leases for development and production only of natural gas and associated condensate (natural gas-only leasing).

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2005 to Oct 17, 2005, with 18 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WYBarbara CubinOriginalSep 27, 2005
D-TXChet EdwardsOriginalSep 27, 2005
R-AKDon YoungOriginalSep 27, 2005
R-OKErnest J. Istook Jr.OriginalSep 27, 2005
D-TXGene GreenOriginalSep 27, 2005
R-AZJeff FlakeOriginalSep 27, 2005
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalSep 27, 2005
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalSep 27, 2005
R-FLJohn L. MicaOriginalSep 27, 2005
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleOriginalSep 27, 2005
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalSep 27, 2005
R-OHRalph RegulaOriginalSep 27, 2005
R-UTRob BishopOriginalSep 27, 2005
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalSep 27, 2005
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalSep 27, 2005
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Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 8, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10017-10022)
  2. Nov 7, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9948-9950, H9951, H9952, H9953-9954)
  3. Oct 12, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  4. Sep 27, 2005Introduced in House
  5. Sep 27, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

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