U.S. Congress - S.3239 Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act
S.3239 - Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the land subject to the existing leases or relinquish the leases, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the land subject to the existing leases or relinquish the leases, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act as introduced.
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7/10/2008--Introduced.Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing any new lease for exploration or production of oil or natural gas unless the lessee: (1) certifies for each existing lease that the lessee has diligently developed theOfficial Summary
7/10/2008--Introduced.Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing any new lease for exploration or production of oil or natural gas unless the lessee:
(1) certifies for each existing lease that the lessee has diligently developed the lands in order to produce oil or natural gas, or is producing oil or natural gas from such lands; or
(2) has relinquished all federal oil and gas leases that are not being diligently developed. Instructs the Secretary to promulgate diligent development regulations that:
(1) include benchmarks for oil and gas development to ensure that leaseholders produce oil and gas from each lease within the original term of the lease; and
(2) require each leaseholder to submit a diligent development plan showing how the lessee will meet the benchmarks. Establishes a civil penalty for noncompliance with this Act.
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Recent Blog Coverage
GAO: Interior should encourage faster oil and gas drilling on ...
Russ Feingold, D-Wis., introduced similar legislation in the House (H.R. 6251) and Senate (S. 3239) earlier this year that would prohibit the Interior secretary from issuing new oil and gas leases to companies that fail to develop ...
Oil Development on Federal Lands and the Outer Continental Shelf ...
Comparable legislation has been introduced in the Senate (S. 3239). There are also several proposals to lift the congressional OCS moratoria (e.g., H.R. 6418, H.R. 6529, and S. 3126, S. 3202), including an amendment to the FY2009 ...
S. 3239, A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from ...
S. 3239 would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the land subject to the existing leases or relinquish the leases. ...
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