Public Land Communities Transition Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3058
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2007-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Authorization
California
Concessions
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Energy prices
Environmental Protection
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fees
Gas in submerged lands
Government Operations and Politics
Gulf of Mexico
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Law
Local finance
Logging
Louisiana
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
National forests
Nature conservation
Oil and gas leases
Oregon
Payments in lieu of taxes
Pennsylvania
Petroleum in submerged lands
Railroad land grants
South Carolina
South Dakota
State finance
Texas
Timber sales
Transportation and Public Works
User charges
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: 
Public Land Communities Transition Assistance Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for the making of payments to units of general local government in which entitlement lands are located. 
 
Sets forth provisions for the making of transition payments for FY2008-FY2012 to eligible states, U.S. territories, and counties previously receiving payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. 
 
Sets forth special requirements with regard to transition payments for FY2008-FY2011 applicable to the states of California, Oregon, and Washington and eligible counties in those states in lieu of the payments that otherwise would have been made under the above transition payment provisions. 
 
Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to promulgate regulations to establish new fees or fee increases for commercial activities on federal lands, National Forest System lands, and National Grasslands administered by the respective Secretary. 

action_date: 2007-12-19
text: 
Public Land Communities Transition Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2011 for the making of payments to units of general local government in which entitlement lands are located. Provides for 80% funding in FY2008, 90% funding in FY2009, and the making of full payments in FY2010 and FY2011. 
 
(Sec. 3) Sets forth provisions for the making of transition payments for FY2008-FY2011 to eligible states, U.S. territories, and counties previously receiving payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. 
 
Sets forth provisions concerning the election of payment amounts by affected counties.
 
Requires each eligible county receiving a payment or a portion of a state's payment to reserve not less than 15% of the amount received for expenditure in accordance with titles II (Special Projects on Federal Lands) and III (County Projects) of such Act. 
 
Extends the authority to initiate such projects under titles II and III through September 30, 2012. 
 
(Sec. 4) Sets forth special requirements with regard to transition payments for FY2008-FY2011 applicable to the states of California, Louisiana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington and eligible counties in those states in lieu of the payments that otherwise would have been made under the above transition payment provisions. 

Requires each eligible county receiving such a transition payment or a portion of such payment as prescribed under such requirements, to reserve not less than 15% of the amount received for expenditure in accordance with titles II and III as required above. 
 
(Sec. 5) Sets forth provisions for the establishment of conservation of resources fees for producing and nonproducing federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico. 
 
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to agree to a request by any lessee to amend any lease for Central and Western Gulf of Mexico tracts issued during the period of January 1, 1998, through December 31, 1999, to incorporate price thresholds applicable to royalty suspension provisions, or amend existing price thresholds, of a specified amount per barrel for oil and per million Btu for natural gas. 
 
(Sec. 6) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the distribution of Secure Rural Schools transition payments to eligible counties under this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 218 - 193, 2 Present (Roll no. 387).
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 218 - 193, 2 Present (Roll no. 387).
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5016-5017)
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3058.
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4919-4927; text of measure as reported in House: CR H4919-4921)
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Mr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2008-01-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 310.
action_date: 2008-01-15
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2008-01-15
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 15, 2008.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-505, Part I.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-505, Part I.
action_date: 2007-09-26
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2007-09-26
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2007-09-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2007-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2007-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2007-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: Introduced in House