US SB3488 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits the Department of the Interior from suspending, waiving, or reducing rents or royalties that the government receives for the production of certain mineral resources (e.g., fossil fuel) on leased public land, including royalties or net profit shares received from oil and gas exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Title
A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal a provision relating to the suspension, waiver, or reduction of rents or royalties by the Secretary of the Interior to promote development or operation, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to limit the authority of the Secretary to reduce or eliminate certain royalties and net profit shares, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6289 (Related) 2020-04-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
SB3611 (Related) 2020-05-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
HB6707 (Related) 2020-05-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
SB3611 (Related) 2020-05-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
HB6707 (Related) 2020-05-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3488/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3488/BILLS-116s3488is.pdf |
