A bill to authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal zone of the State.

3.0.0 6781 2019-11-15T21:29:07Z 2019-11-15T21:29:07Z House H HR 2008-08-01 110 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2008-08-08T13:48:16Z Referred to 2008-08-01T13:09:05Z A bill to authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal zone of the State. 110 3147 S 2008-06-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2008-08-08 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2008-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2008-08-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1696-1697) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 N C001046 Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] ERIC CANTOR R VA 7 2008-08-01 True W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2008-08-01 True D000136 Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] THOMAS DAVIS R VA M. 11 2008-08-01 True G000280 Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] VIRGIL GOODE R VA H. 5 2008-08-01 True F000445 Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] J. Forbes R VA Randy 4 2008-08-01 True W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2008-08-01 True D000605 Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] Thelma Drake R VA D. 2 2008-08-01 True Energy Continental shelf Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Gas in submerged lands Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Land use Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas royalties Oil pollution Oil well drilling Petroleum in submerged lands Public Lands and Natural Resources Revenue sharing Virginia Water Resources Development Water conservation Energy

00 2008-08-01 Introduced in House 2008-11-03T21:02:50Z Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the governor of Virginia to petition the Secretary of the Interior for authorization to conduct natural gas or crude oil (or both) exploration and extraction activities in any area that is at least 50 miles beyond the state's coastal zone.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit into a Clean Energy Fund of 50% of all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and payable to the United States from leases entered into under this Act for natural gas or crude oil (or both) exploration and extraction activities. Requires deposit of the other 50% into a special account in the Treasury from which the Secretary shall disburse: (1) 75% to the state; (2) 12.5% to provide financial assistance to states in accordance with the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965; and (3) 12.5% to a reserve fund to be used to mitigate for any environmental damage that occur as a result of extraction activities authorized under this Act.

Specifies alternative mandatory uses of such funds by Virginia.

Declares that the lines extending seaward and defining the state's Adjacent Zone are as indicated on the map entitled "Atlantic OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas," dated September 2005 and on file in the Office of the Director, Minerals Management Service.

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To authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas or crude oil (or both) exploration and extraction activities in any area that is at least 50 miles beyond the coastal zone of the State, and for other purposes. Display Title To authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas or crude oil (or both) exploration and extraction activities in any area that is at least 50 miles beyond the coastal zone of the State, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas or crude oil (or both) exploration and extraction activities in any area that is at least 50 miles beyond the coastal zone of the State, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6781ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6781ih.xml 2008-08-08 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.