3.0.0 3147 2020-01-29T20:30:07Z 2020-01-29T20:30:07Z Senate S S 2008-06-18 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-18T17:26:22Z 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. 110 6781 HR 2008-08-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Related bill CRS 2008-06-18 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2008-06-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM N W000803 Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] James Webb D VA H. "Jim" 2008-06-18 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 2008-06-18 Introduced in Senate 2008-08-06T20:55:05Z 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 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 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.

]]> 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. Display Title 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. Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate 2008-06-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3147is/xml/BILLS-110s3147is.xml 2008-06-18 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.