3.0.0 6724 2021-06-07T20:05:56Z 2021-06-07T20:05:56Z House H HR 2008-07-31 110 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2008-08-07T13:45:01Z Referred to 2008-07-31T14:01:45Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-07-31T14:01:50Z 2008-08-07 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2008-07-31 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2008-07-31 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-31 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2008-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001046 Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] ERIC CANTOR R VA 7 N D000605 Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] Thelma Drake R VA D. 2 2008-07-31 True W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2008-07-31 True Energy Appropriations Atlantic Ocean Energy revenues and royalties Intergovernmental relations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas Virginia Energy 00 2008-07-31 Introduced in House 2008-10-28T19:45:31Z Drill Offshore to Pay Less Act - Declares without force or effect for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) more than 50 miles off the Virginia coast all federal prohibitions against the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities.

Revokes all withdrawls from leasing of federal OCS submerged lands more than 50 miles off the Virginia coast.

Prohibits the availability of any area of the OCS off the Virginia coast for leasing for exploration for, or the development or production of, oil or natural gas unless the Governor of Virginia, with the concurrence of the Virginia legislature, has requested the Secretary of the Interior to make such area available.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to take necessary action to ensure that oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities under federal leases of areas off the Virginia coast will result in no significant adverse effect on fish and wildlife, their habitat, subsistence resources, and the environment.

Provides for allocation of oil and gas lease revenues under this Act.

Prohibits any person from engaging in any exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas off the Virginia coast that would conflict with any military operation, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.

]]> Drill Offshore to Pay Less Act Short Titles as Introduced Drill Offshore to Pay Less Act Display Title Drill Offshore to Pay Less Act Official Title as Introduced To terminate prohibitions on expenditures for, and withdrawals from, offshore oil and gas leasing off the coast of Virginia, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6724ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6724ih.xml 2008-08-07 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.