Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote oil shale and tar sands leasing, and for other purposes.
previous 110th session of congress Other Bill Titles (2 more) 5/14/2008--Introduced.
Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act of 2008 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to:
(1) report to Congress on a commercial leasing program for oil shale and tar sands; and
(2) arrange with the N... more
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Bill Status
| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| May 14, 2008 |
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May 22, 2008 S. 3019: Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act of 2008 (GovTrack.us)
A bill in the US Congress: A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote oil shale and tar sands leasing, and for other purposes.
May 19, 2008 Oil shale debate becomes a 'chicken-or-the-egg' question - Oil ...
S. 3019 also would require the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to report to Congress on the research and development program authorized under EPACT to identify available technologies for extracting oil from oil shale, proposed lease ...
May 13, 2008 S. 3019, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote ...
S. 3019 would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote oil shale and tar sands leasing.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.











