H.R.5058 - To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary determines whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

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  • Official: To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary determines whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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1/17/2008--Introduced.Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract located in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region before the earlier of: (1) the listing of the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species unde

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1/17/2008--Introduced.
Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract located in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region before the earlier of:
(1) the listing of the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and a final decision regarding the determination of its critical habitat; or
(2) the date the Secretary publishes a determination that such listing is not warranted.


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04/13/10
H.R.5058: Ponzi Scheme Victims' Tax Relief Act of 2010 - U.S. ...

We have been making headway up on Capitol Hill where three bills have been introduced in the past several weeks, including the Schumer/Kyl tax bill (S.3166), its House counterpart, the Pascrell tax bill (HR 5058), and the Ackerman bill ... Source: scams ..

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05/02/08
from the inbox - deadline to list polar bear may 15

edward markey (hr 5058) and senator john kerry (s. 2568) to stop lease sale 193 in the chukchi sea, at least until the status of polar bears can be scientifically determined. if the bears are determined to be threatened or endangered, ...

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04/28/08
Outdoors With Othmar Vohringer: Sierra Club Wants To Be Pro-Hunting

Fortunately it turned out to be a petition in support of the Markey Bill (H.R. 5058) and the Kerry Bill (S. 2568) that would stop the oil drilling in the artic. Further investigation of the Sierra Sportsmen Network ...

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