Congress 109 - HR 907 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant easements and rights-of-way on the Outer Continental Shelf for activities otherwise authorized by that Act.

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Competitive bidding Continental shelf Easements Energy Energy development Energy storage Energy transportation Environmental Protection Fees Finance and Financial Sector Gas in submerged lands Government Operations and Politics Law Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine resources conservation Ocean energy resources Ocean mining Oil and gas leases Petroleum engineering Petroleum in submerged lands Petroleum storage Prospecting Public Lands and Natural Resources Rent Right-of-way Submarine oil well drilling Surety and fidelity Transportation and Public Works

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Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permit easements or rights-of-way for energy and related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf for activities otherwise proscribed by the Act (as well as the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 and the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980) when such activities: (1) support exploration, development, production, transportation, or storage of oil, natural gas, or other minerals; and (2) produce or support production, transportation, or transmission of energy from sources other than oil and gas.

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Mar 3, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 17, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Feb 17, 2005

Introduced in House

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