[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3062 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3062

  To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify certain provisions 
                     relating to oil shale leasing.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 22, 2008

  Mr. Allard introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify certain provisions 
                     relating to oil shale leasing.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Shale Regulatory Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. OIL SHALE LEASING.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 433 of the Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 
110-161; 121 Stat. 2152) is repealed.
    (b) Final Regulations.--Section 369(d)(2) of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15927(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``Not later than 
6 months'' and inserting ``Not earlier than 90 days''.
    (c) Commencement of Commercial Leasing.--Section 369(e) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15927(e)) is amended in the second 
sentence by inserting ``, not earlier than December 31, 2011,'' before 
``conduct''.
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