3.0.0 6418 2019-11-15T21:29:07Z 2019-11-15T21:29:07Z House H HR 2008-06-26 110 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2008-07-02T20:30:03Z Referred to 2008-06-26T14:08:05Z 2008-07-02 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2008-06-26 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2008-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 N B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 2008-06-26 True B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2008-06-26 True L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2008-06-26 True S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2008-07-10 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2008-07-10 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2008-07-10 False S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2008-07-14 False P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2008-07-16 False A000358 Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] W. AKIN R MO TODD 2 2008-07-16 False W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2008-07-16 False F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 2008-07-16 False W000798 Rep. Walberg, Timothy [R-MI-7] Timothy Walberg R MI 7 2008-07-16 False J000174 Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] SAM JOHNSON R TX 3 2008-07-16 False B001244 Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] Jo Bonner R AL 1 2008-07-16 False W000267 Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] DAVE WELDON R FL 15 2008-07-16 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2008-07-16 False S001167 Rep. Sali, Bill [R-ID-1] Bill Sali R ID 1 2008-07-16 False M001156 Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] Patrick McHenry R NC 10 2008-07-16 False F000453 Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5] Mary Fallin R OK 5 2008-07-16 False B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2008-07-16 False B001235 Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] HENRY BROWN R SC E. 1 2008-07-16 False P000591 Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] Tom Price R GA 6 2008-07-16 False R000570 Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] PAUL RYAN R WI 1 2008-07-16 False M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2008-07-16 False M001134 Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] SUE MYRICK R NC WILKINS 9 2008-07-16 False M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2008-07-16 False R000395 Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] HAROLD ROGERS R KY 5 2008-07-22 False Energy Administrative remedies Alabama Alternative energy sources Appropriations Coastal zone Continental shelf Department of the Interior Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Federal-state relations Gas in submerged lands Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Law Louisiana Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Mississippi Natural gas Ocean energy resources Oil and gas leases Oil and gas royalties Oil pollution Oil well drilling Petroleum Petroleum in submerged lands Presidential powers Prospecting Revenue sharing Texas Water pollution control Energy 00 2008-06-26 Introduced in House 2008-09-09T20:59:24Z Developing Resources Immediately and Long-Term through Leases on Our Nation's Offshore Waters Act of 2008, or DRILL NOW Act of 2008 - Declares without force or effect all existing federal law which prohibits spending appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing on the outer Continental Shelf.

Revokes: (1) all withdrawals from leasing on federal submerged lands of the outer Continental Shelf (including withdrawals by the President); and (2) Presidential authorities with respect to such leasing (except in the interest of national security).

Amends of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize a state governor to petition the Secretary of the Interior to issue leases for oil and natural gas exploration and extraction activities in any area that is at least 50 miles beyond the state's coastal zone.

Cites circumstances under which the Secretary shall approve or deny the petition.

Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit revenues from leasing operations into designated funds and accounts.

Provides that any funds that would be received by the United States as royalties under any existing federal oil and gas lease on the outer Continental Shelf that lies within 50 miles of the coastal zone of the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, or Alabama shall be paid to that state if it enacts an expenditure plan for those funds.

]]> Developing Resources Immediately and Long-Term through Leases on Our Nation's Offshore Waters Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Developing Resources Immediately and Long-Term through Leases on Our Nation's Offshore Waters Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced DRILL NOW Act of 2008 Display Title Developing Resources Immediately and Long-Term through Leases on Our Nation's Offshore Waters Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To achieve greater national energy independence by terminating longstanding moratoriums on the domestic production of offshore oil and natural gas and to authorize States to petition for authorization to conduct offshore oil and natural gas exploration and extraction in the coastal zone of their State. Introduced in House 2008-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6418ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6418ih.xml 2008-07-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.