3.0.0 1143 2023-01-11T13:15:55Z 2023-01-11T13:15:55Z House H HR 2009-02-24 111 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-27T22:59:32Z Referred to 2009-02-24T15:31:43Z 2009-02-27 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2009-02-24 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-02-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-02-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 N Energy Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Energy research Energy revenues and royalties Government trust funds Intergovernmental relations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Research administration and funding Research and development State and local finance State and local government operations Energy 00 2009-02-24 Introduced in House 2009-04-21T15:23:21Z Developing Resources Immediately and Long-Term through Leases on Our Nation's Offshore Waters Act of 2009 or DRILL NOW Act of 2009 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to revoke existing presidential authority to withdraw any unleased lands of the outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from disposition for exploration, development, or production of oil and gas, except as necessary for national security.

Prohibits the President from making any such withdrawals.

Authorizes a state governor to petition the Secretary of the Interior to issue leases for oil and natural gas exploration and extraction in any area within 50 miles of the coastline of the state and the lateral seaward boundaries of the state extended.

Prohibits the Secretary from approving a petition for a drilling activity: (1) unless the state enacts a statute authorizing the issuance of leases; (2) if it would conflict with a military operation or national security; or (3) in any area withdrawn for national security purposes.

Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit 30% of qualified revenues into a separate Clean and Alternative Energy Fund in the Treasury, to be made available to the Secretary of Energy for grants for research and development of clean and alternative energy.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) deposit into the Clean and Alternative Energy Fund 30% of any funds that would be received by the United States as royalties under any existing federal OCS oil and gas lease of an area located within 50 miles of the coastal zone of the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, or Alabama; and (2) pay 40% of such funds in proportional amounts to states with respect to which a lease tract is located in such an area.

]]> DRILL NOW Act of 2009 Display Title DRILL NOW Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To achieve greater national energy independence by limiting presidential withdrawals of offshore lands from disposition for exploration, development, or production of oil and gas, to authorize States to petition for authorization to conduct offshore oil and natural gas exploration and extraction in any area that is within 50 miles of the coastline of the State and within the seaward lateral boundaries of the State extended, to share offshore oil and gas revenues with States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced DRILL NOW Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Developing Resources Immediately and Long-Term through Leases on Our Nation's Offshore Waters Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-02-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1143ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1143ih.xml 2009-02-27 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.