OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

Amendments

Mining and mineral resources: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4845, H4860, H4866, H4869, H4870, H4871, H4872 [29JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), consideration (H. Res. 897), H4817 [29JN]

Articles and editorials

Outdated Ban, H4815 [29JN]

Vague Law and Hard Lobbying Add Up to Billions for Big Oil, S3661-S3663 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions

California: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast (see S. 2294), S1413 [16FE] (see H.R. 4782), H388 [16FE]

Conservation of natural resources: allocate a portion of the revenue derived from lease sales in the 181 Area to the land and water conservation fund for use by State and local governments for conservation purposes (see S. 3562), S6457 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing (see S. 2253), S769 [7FE] (see H.R. 4908), H790 [8MR]

———offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing and provide a portion of the revenues from that leasing to producing States and coastal political subdivisions (see S. 2384), S1893 [8MR]

———suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (see S. 2314), S1414 [16FE] (see S. Res. 372), S1175 [14FE] (see H.R. 4749), H273 [14FE]

Florida: prohibit offshore drilling (see S. 2239), S446 [1FE] (see H.R. 4783), H388 [16FE]

Mining and mineral resources: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H332 [15FE] (see H.R. 5649), H4327 [20JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), consideration (see H. Res. 897), H4794 [28JN]

Natural gas: enhance affordability by rebalancing domestic supply and demand and promoting production from domestic resources (see S. 2290), S1353 [15FE]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: provide for payments for producing coastal States (see S. 2420), S2202 [15MR]

Power resources: limit Federal court jurisdiction over certain suits on the application of a price threshold in determining the volume for which suspension of royalties applies to certain offshore oil and gas leases (see H.R. 5231), H1915 [27AP]

———permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic zone (see S. 2787), S4469 [11MY] (see H.R. 5353), H2584 [11MY]

———prohibit offshore drilling in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas (see S. 2316), S1414 [16FE]

Cost Estimates

Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act (H.R. 4761): CBO, H4815 [29JN]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H4792 [28JN]

Letters

Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act: several Representatives, H4815 [29JN]

———William P. Hite, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices in the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, H4815 [29JN]

Limit issuance of new leases for offshore oil and gas production to companies not providing proper royalty payments: several Senators, S6469 [26JN]

Prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, H2786 [18MY]

———Edward C. Sullivan, AFL-CIO, H2864 [18MY]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: limit issuance of new leases for offshore oil and gas production to companies not providing proper royalty payments, H2830, H2831, H2835-H2837 [18MY], H3259 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: effect of oil and gas leasing activities in Outer Continental Shelf on military training operations, H2858, H2863, H2865 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior: open oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H4866 [29JN], E911 [19MY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H141-H143 [1FE], H1900-H1902 [27AP], H2624 [16MY], H2766, H2769, H2783-H2789, H2797, H2811-H2813, H2855-H2866 [18MY], H4510 [22JN], H4564 [27JN], E909 [19MY], E920 [22MY], E1159 [15JN]

———suspend collection of royalty payments for offshore oil and gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, H2182 [9MY]

———suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (H.R. 4749), H229, H244 [14FE]

Florida: prohibit offshore drilling, H4835 [29JN]

Mining and mineral resources: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H1987 [3MY], H4685 [28JN], H4799, H4830-H4875 [29JN], E1369, E1374 [11JY]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), amendment process, E1274 [26JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), consideration (H. Res. 897), H4808-H4817 [29JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), corrections in engrossment, H4893 [29JN]

Oceans: renewable ocean energy projects funding, H4869 [29JN]

Power resources: maintain moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions and provide oil companies with incentives to renegotiate certain leases, H4871, H4872 [29JN]

States: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities within a certain distance of a State's coastline unless the State requests leasing, H4812, H4873-H4875 [29JN]

Transportation: authorize a portion of funds generated by oil and gas leases be used to support the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, H4870, H4871 [29JN]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: limit issuance of new leases for offshore oil and gas production to companies not providing proper royalty payments, S4830-S4832 [19MY], S6468, S6469 [26JN]

California: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast (S. 2294), S1415, S1416 [16FE], S1958 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing (S. 2253), S772, S773 [7FE], S842, S843, S854, S857 [8FE], S1345 [15FE], S3440 [25AP], S3782 [1MY]

———offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing and provide a portion of the revenues from that leasing to producing States and coastal political subdivisions, S5321 [26MY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, S6771 [29JN]

———suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts, S3633, S3634 [26AP], S3639, S3641-S3667 [27AP], S7262 [10JY]

Florida: prohibit offshore drilling (S. 2239), S453 [1FE], S854 [8FE], S943 [9FE]

Natural gas: enhance affordability by rebalancing domestic supply and demand and promoting production from domestic resources (S. 2290), S1359, S1360 [15FE]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: provide for payments for producing coastal States (S. 2420), S4958-S4960 [23MY]

Power resources: oil and gas exploration in ecologically determined no-drill areas, S4243, S4244 [10MY]

———prohibit offshore drilling in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas (S. 2316), S1433 [16FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 897) (H. Rept. 109-540), H4794 [28JN]

Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4761) (H. Rept. 109-531), H4554 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior Offer of the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for Oil and Gas Leasing: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2253) (S. Rept. 109-240), S3419 [24AP]

Statements

Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act: Donald Kaniewski, Laborers International Union, Tim James, International Union of Operating Engineers, and Chris Heinz, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, H4814 [29JN]

Prohibit Oil and Gas Leasing Activities on Certain Portions of the Outer Continental Shelf: Representative Kucinich, E920 [22MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 897, consideration of H.R. 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act, H4808 [29JN]

H.R. 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act, H4845-H4860 [29JN]

S. 2253, require Dept. of the Interior to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing, S772 [7FE]

S. Res. 372, suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts, S1180 [14FE]