3.0.0 3062 2020-01-29T20:30:05Z 2020-01-29T20:30:05Z Senate S S 2008-05-22 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-05-22T20:46:20Z 2008-05-22 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2008-05-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4801-4803) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE N Energy Administrative procedure Department of the Interior Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Government Operations and Politics Law Oil and gas leases Oil shales Public Lands and Natural Resources Energy 00 2008-05-22 Introduced in Senate 2008-09-02T15:53:40Z Oil Shale Regulatory Act of 2008 - Amends the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 to repeal its prohibition against the use of funds to: (1) publish regulations regarding a commercial leasing program for oil shale resources on public lands; or (2) conduct certain oil shale lease sales.

Amends the Oil Shale, Tar Sands, and Other Strategic Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to: (1) instruct the Secretary of the Interior to publish final regulations establishing a commercial leasing program for oil shale and tar sands not earlier than 90 days (currently, not later than six months) after completion of a specified programmatic environmental impact statement; and (2) authorize the Secretary, not earlier than December 31, 2011, to conduct a lease sale for oil shale and tar sands in a state that expresses support and interest in the development of tar sands and oil shale resources.

]]> Oil Shale Regulatory Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Oil Shale Regulatory Act of 2008 Display Title Oil Shale Regulatory Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify certain provisions relating to oil shale leasing. Introduced in Senate 2008-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3062is/xml/BILLS-110s3062is.xml 2008-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 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.