Offshore Fairness Act of 2005
Latest action · Apr 6, 2005 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.
- IntroducedApr 6, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Offshore Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Submerged Lands Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey the interest of the United States in the expanded submerged land of the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, if the state involved demonstrates that specified conditions will be met. Numbers among such conditions the requirement that the state enact, and keep updated, laws or promulgate regulations equivalent to federal law or regulations regarding: (1) the environmental protection, safety, and operations of any operation pipeline in existence on the date of conveyance; and (2) valuation of oil, gas, or other mineral production from existing interests for royalty purposes.
Provides that if any existing federal oil and gas or other mineral lease or unit would be divided by the expanded seaward boundary of a state, the federal interest in the leased minerals underlying the portion of the lease or unit that lies within the expanded submerged boundary shall not be considered to be conveyed to the state until the date on which the lease or unit expires or is relinquished by the United States.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 23, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Jun 23, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Apr 6, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Alabama
- Commerce
- Continental shelf
- Contracts
- Easements
- Energy
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Gas pipelines
- Government liability
- Government Operations and Politics
- Land transfers
- Law
- Louisiana
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Mineral reserves
- Mining leases
- Mississippi
- Offshore structures
- Oil and gas leases
- Oil and gas royalties
- Petroleum pipelines
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Right-of-way
- State laws
- Submerged lands
- Territorial waters
- Transportation and Public Works
- Valuation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2005Introduced in Senate
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