National Environment and Energy Development Act

Bill: 110-hr-2784
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5]
Introduced: 2007-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Appropriations
Boundaries
Coastal zone
Commerce
Continental shelf
Economics and Public Finance
Energy development
Federal-state relations
Gas in submerged lands
Gas industry
Government Operations and Politics
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas leases
Oil and gas royalties
Petroleum in submerged lands
Petroleum industry
Prospecting
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: 
National Environment and Energy Development Act - Declares without force or effect all federal prohibitions against the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
 
Revokes all withdrawals of federal submerged lands from leasing for natural gas exploration and production.
 
Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from: (1) granting a natural gas lease for any OCS located within 25 miles of a state coastline; or (2) issuing any lease for natural gas exploration or development in any OCS area located within 50 miles of a state coastline unless the state has enacted a law approving such lease. 
 
Prohibits the Secretary from issuing a lease for natural gas exploration or development in any OCS area located more than 50 miles and less than 100 miles from the coastline of a state if the state has enacted a law disapproving such lease issuance.

Sets forth an allocation schedule (including designated reserve accounts) for revenues derived from bonus bids and royalties under qualified gas leases on submerged lands located within the seaward boundaries of a state.
 
Modifies requirements for deeming state seaward boundaries.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to issue leases for development and production of natural gas and associated condensate.
 
Expresses the intent of Congress that this Act result in a healthy and growing American industrial, manufacturing, transportation, and service sector employing America's workforce to assist in the development of affordable energy from the OCS. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H13841-13846)
action_date: 2007-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: Introduced in House