3.0.0 2568 2023-01-11T13:15:10Z 2023-01-11T13:15:10Z Senate S S 2008-01-29 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-01-29T23:25:23Z 110 5058 HR 2008-01-17 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 110 5588 HR 2008-03-11 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 110 6057 HR 2008-05-14 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2008-01-29 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2008-01-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2008-02-04 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2008-02-04 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2008-02-12 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-05-22 False Energy Alaska Animals Arctic and polar regions Bears Coastal zone Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Continental shelf Endangered species Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Environmental technology Gas in submerged lands Habitat conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine ecology Marine pollution Oil and gas leases Oil pollution Oil well drilling Petroleum in submerged lands Prospecting Public Lands and Natural Resources Science, Technology, Communications Water pollution control Wildlife conservation Energy

00 2008-01-29 Introduced in Senate 2008-03-28T15:14:17Z Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from offering for leasing, preleasing, and specified related activity within the Chukchi or Beaufort Sea Planning Area until the following prerequisites have been met: (1) the Secretary enters into an agreement with the National Research Council to report to Congress upon specified missing information regarding the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea marine and coastal ecosystems, and the adequacy of environmental, public health and cultural studies; (2) the polar bear is listed as an endangered species or a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and critical habitat is designated for it, or the Secretary publishes a determination that such a listing is not warranted; (3) the Secretary determines that specified deployable mechanical oil spill response technologies exist; and (4) the Secretary determines that oil and gas exploration and development can be conducted in the Planning Areas without risk of substantial adverse impact to wildlife or wildlife habitat and subsistence, and that risk avoidance measures are identified and their efficacy established.

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