H.R.3736 - Minerals Management Service Reform Act

To reform the Minerals Management Service by establishing it as an independent Federal agency. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To reform the Minerals Management Service by establishing it as an independent Federal agency. as introduced.
  • Short: Minerals Management Service Reform Act as introduced.

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Official Summary

10/7/2009--Introduced.Minerals Management Service Reform Act - Reestablishes the Minerals Management Service (MMS) as an independent establishment in the executive branch (currently, it is a bureau of the Department of the Interior). Requires the MMS Director to exercise all powers and dis

Official Summary

10/7/2009--Introduced.Minerals Management Service Reform Act - Reestablishes the Minerals Management Service (MMS) as an independent establishment in the executive branch (currently, it is a bureau of the Department of the Interior). Requires the MMS Director to exercise all powers and discharge all duties of MMS and to carry out all functions, powers, and duties that are vested in the Department of the Interior relating to:
(1) bidding, leasing, and managing all offshore oil and gas, including with respect to the Gulf of Mexico and other areas of the Outer Continental Shelf; and
(2) collection of revenue (other than taxes) generated by such oil and gas.

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11/15/10
Environmental Legislation: Reorganization of the Minerals ...

H.R. 3736 and H.R. 5572, each of which would also affect the organization of BOEMRE/MMS, were introduced and referred during the 111th Congress, but had not been acted upon as of November 8, 2010. This report provides additional ...

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11/08/10
Oil Spills, Cocaine and Corruption: Let's Reform the Minerals ...

... the Interior Department's rotten oil rig regulator fraught with corruption, serious ethical problems and mismanagement of billions of tax dollars. Let's make MMS more accountable with HR 3736. 5-12-10: Oversight Productions ...

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10/02/10
(2/10) 2008 OH MSNBC Democratic Debate | Peoples Republic of Ohio

Before the House passed the H-1B doubling bill (H.R.3736), Rep. Traficant had an opportunity to vote for a Watt Substitute bill that would have forbidden U.S. firms from using temporary foreign workers to replace Americans. ...

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