3.0.0 351 2023-01-11T13:20:27Z 2023-01-11T13:20:27Z Senate S S 2011-02-15 112 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-02-15T19:45:48Z 2011-02-15 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2011-02-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S749-751) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK N B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2011-02-15 True H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2011-04-14 False B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2011-05-12 False E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2012-05-14 False Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alaska Alternative and renewable resources Arctic Ocean Arctic and polar regions Department of the Interior Energy assistance for the poor and aged Energy revenues and royalties Government trust funds Judicial review and appeals Oil and gas State and local finance Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Energy 00 2011-02-15 Introduced in Senate 2011-04-13T21:32:50Z No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act - Authorizes exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas from the Western Coastal Plain.

Defines the Western Coastal Plain as the area of Coastal Plain: (1) that borders the land of Alaska to the west and Alaska offshore waters of the Beaufort Sea on the north, and (2) from which the Secretary of the Interior finds oil and gas can be produced through horizontal drilling or other subsurface technology from sites outside or underneath the Coastal Plain surface.

Authorizes the Secretary to establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in an environmentally sound program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the Western Coastal Plain.

Considers such program to be compatible with the purposes for which the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was established.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish lease sale procedures, and (2) offer for lease those tracts the Secretary considers to have the greatest potential for the discovery of hydrocarbons.

Authorizes the Secretary to grant a lease for land on the Western Coastal Plain to the highest responsible qualified bidder. Prescribes lease terms and conditions.

Provides for expedited judicial review.

Directs the Secretary to establish in the Treasury the Coastal Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund to offset any planning, land use-related, or service-related impacts of offshore development caused by this Act.

Prescribes a scheme for the allocation of revenues produced by bonus, rental, and royalty revenues from the federal oil and gas leasing and operations authorized under this Act.

]]> No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act Display Title No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western portion of the Coastal Plain of the State of Alaska without surface occupancy, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act Introduced in Senate 2011-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s351is/xml/BILLS-112s351is.xml 2011-02-15 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.