3.0.0 1756 2023-01-11T13:35:30Z 2023-01-11T13:35:30Z House HR 2017-03-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. COMSTOCK:H.R. 1756.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution:``The Congress shall have the Power to dispose of and makeall needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory orother Property belonging to the United States; and nothing inthis Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice anyClaims of the United States, or of any particular State.''[Page H2516]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-04T19:10:31Z Referred to 2017-03-28T14:02:10Z 2017-04-04 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2017-03-28 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001105 Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] Barbara Comstock R VA 10 N W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2017-03-28 True G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2017-03-28 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative remedies Alternative and renewable resources Atmospheric science and weather Department of the Interior Energy revenues and royalties Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Military operations and strategy Oil and gas State and local finance Virginia Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-03-28 Introduced in House 2017-10-17T13:47:06Z Virginia Jobs and Energy Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct an oil and gas lease sale off the coast of Virginia within one year, and conduct at least two lease sales in the area during the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. During each of Interior's five-year leasing programs, two lease sales must be conducted off the coast of Virginia.

The bill prohibits oil or natural gas exploration, development, or production off the Virginia coast that would conflict with a military operation.

The bill allocates 37.5% of new leasing revenues received each fiscal year by the federal government for payment to states affected with respect to the leases that generate these revenues.Additionally, the bill sets forth the minimum and maximum revenues that an affected state may receive.

Interior must require any applicant seeking to conduct an offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project to obtain a permit and right-of-way.(An offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project is carried out on or in the waters of the outer Continental Shelf to test or monitor weather using towers, buoys, or other temporary ocean infrastructure).These projects shall be exempt from environmental impact statement requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

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Virginia Jobs and Energy Act Display Title Virginia Jobs and Energy Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 as soon as practicable, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Virginia Jobs and Energy Act Introduced in House 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1756ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1756ih.xml 2017-04-04 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.