U.S. Congress - S.3062 Oil Shale Regulatory Act of 2008
S.3062 - Oil Shale Regulatory Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify certain provisions relating to oil shale leasing. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Oil Shale Regulatory Act of 2008 as introduced.
- Official: A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify certain provisions relating to oil shale leasing. as introduced.
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5/22/2008--Introduced.Oil Shale Regulatory Act of 2008 - Amends the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 to repeal its prohibition against the use of funds to: (1) publish regulations regarding a commercial leasing program for oil shale resOfficial Summary
5/22/2008--Introduced.Oil Shale Regulatory Act of 2008 - Amends the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 to repeal its prohibition against the use of funds to:
(1) publish regulations regarding a commercial leasing program for oil shale resources on public lands; or
(2) conduct certain oil shale lease sales.
Amends the Oil Shale, Tar Sands, and Other Strategic Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to:
(1) instruct the Secretary of the Interior to publish final regulations establishing a commercial leasing program for oil shale and tar sands not earlier than 90 days (currently, not later than six months) after completion of a specified programmatic environmental impact statement; and
(2) authorize the Secretary, not earlier than December 31, 2011, to conduct a lease sale for oil shale and tar sands in a state that expresses support and interest in the development of tar sands and oil shale resources.
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Recent Blog Coverage
Energy Laws Doing More Harm than Good - Column - Industrial Heating
The Oil Shale Opportunity Act (H.R. 6211) and Oil Shale Regulatory Act (S. 3062) are needed and waiting in the wings. This summary concerning energy legislation should give readers a reason to write their Senators and Congressmen. IH ...
Colorado Media Matters - Daily Sentinel repeated earlier selective ...
Allard introduced the legislation, S. 3062, on May 22 "to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify certain provisions relating to oil shale leasing." As the Rocky Mountain News reported May 16, the previous day the Senate ...
More Energy Supplies, Not More Taxes and Regulations, Are What We Need
Several bills, such as The Oil Shale Opportunity Act (H.R. 6211) and the Oil Shale Regulatory Act (S. 3062) would repeal these restrictions and allow the oil shale research and development to move ahead. Anti-Energy Legislation ...
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