3.0.0 3239 2020-01-29T20:30:06Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z Senate S S 2008-07-10 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-07-10T16:40:10Z Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act 110 6251 HR 2008-06-26 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 223 - 195 (Roll no. 469). (text: CR H6110) 17:44:48 Related bill CRS 2008-07-10 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2008-07-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6564-6565) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. N D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2008-07-10 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-07-10 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2008-07-16 False Energy Administrative procedure Commerce Continental shelf Department of the Interior Energy development Fines (Penalties) Gas in submerged lands Gas industry Government Operations and Politics Law Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas leases Oil well drilling Petroleum in submerged lands Petroleum industry Prospecting Public Lands and Natural Resources Energy 00 2008-07-10 Introduced in Senate 2008-09-09T18:59:38Z Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing any new lease for exploration or production of oil or natural gas unless the lessee: (1) certifies for each existing lease that the lessee has diligently developed the lands in order to produce oil or natural gas, or is producing oil or natural gas from such lands; or (2) has relinquished all federal oil and gas leases that are not being diligently developed.

Instructs the Secretary to promulgate diligent development regulations that: (1) include benchmarks for oil and gas development to ensure that leaseholders produce oil and gas from each lease within the original term of the lease; and (2) require each leaseholder to submit a diligent development plan showing how the lessee will meet the benchmarks.

Establishes a civil penalty for noncompliance with this Act.

]]> Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act Short Titles as Introduced Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act Display Title Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the land subject to the existing leases or relinquish the leases, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3239is/xml/BILLS-110s3239is.xml 2008-07-10 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.