3.0.0 3882 2019-11-15T21:28:54Z 2019-11-15T21:28:54Z House H HR 2012-02-02 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RIGELL:H.R. 3882.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, section 3, clause 2[Page H440]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2012-02-17T19:35:31Z Referred to 2012-02-02T15:03:00Z Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act 112 2173 HR 2011-10-14 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 168. Related bill CRS 2012-02-17 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2012-02-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H521) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-02-02 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2012-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000589 Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] E. Rigell R VA Scott 2 N W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2012-02-02 True H001060 Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5] Robert Hurt R VA 5 2012-02-02 True G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2012-02-02 True G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2012-02-02 True Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Atmospheric science and weather Delaware Department of the Interior Energy revenues and royalties Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Maryland Military operations and strategy North Carolina Oil and gas Outdoor recreation Public contracts and procurement State and local finance Virginia Energy 00 2012-02-02 Introduced in House 2012-03-30T22:49:24Z Mid-Atlantic Energy and Jobs Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to include: (1) Lease Sale 220 off the coast of Virginia in the proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas leasing program for the 2012-2017 period, and (2) the OCS off the coast of Virginia in the leasing program for each 5-year period after the 2012-2017 period.

Directs the Secretary to implement within one year after enactment of this Act: (1) Lease Sale 220; and (2) lease sales for any other OCS areas in the Mid-Atlantic planning area as a result of the map revision specified in this Act.

Prohibits oil or natural gas exploration, development, or production off the coast of Virginia that would conflict with any military operation.

Prescribes revenue sharing procedures that require the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit 50% of qualified revenues in: (1) the general fund of the Treasury, and (2) 50% of qualified revenues in a special Treasury account.

Requires disbursement of: (1) 75% of such qualified revenues to the Mid-Atlantic state from the administrative planning area that generated the qualified revenues; and (2) 25% at the discretion of the governor of such state for environmental cleanup, restoration, and enhanced public access to public lands.

Instructs the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, to revise a specified map to make the best effort to ensure that the northern and southern boundaries of the OCS administrative planning area of each Mid-Atlantic state extends from the coastal shoreline at the northern and southern borders, respectively, of the state to the outer boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) require that any applicant seeking to conduct an offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project on the OCS obtain a permit and right-of-way; (2) determine whether to issue such a permit and right-of-way within 30 days after receiving an application; (3) provide an opportunity for submission of comments by the public; (4) consult with the Secretary of Defense (DOD), the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and the heads of other federal, state, and local agencies affected by issuance of the permit; and (5) provide an applicant the opportunity to remedy deficiencies in a permit application that was denied.

Exempts projects determined by the Secretary to be an offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project from environmental impact statement requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Defines an "offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project" as a project administered by the Department of the Interior and carried out on or in the waters of the OCS to test or monitor weather (including wind, tidal, current, and solar energy) using towers, buoys, or other temporary ocean infrastructure and that: (1) causes less than one acre of surface or seafloor disruption at the location of each meteorological tower or other device and no more than five acres of surface or seafloor disruption within the proposed area affected by for the project (including hazards to navigation); (2) is decommissioned within five years of its commencement; and (3) provides meteorological information to the Secretary.

]]> Mid-Atlantic Energy and Jobs Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Mid-Atlantic Energy and Jobs Act of 2012 Display Title Mid-Atlantic Energy and Jobs Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To require inclusion of Lease Sale 220 in the proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program for the 2012-2017 period, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3882ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3882ih.xml 2012-02-17 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.