US HB1372 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on April 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Virginia Access to Energy Act or VA Energy Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) not later than one year after enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from making any lease tract available if the President determines that it would create an unreasonable conflict with military operations. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit 50% of qualified revenues from such lease sales into the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the outstanding federal debt and 50% in a special account for specified payments to the state of Virginia.
Title
VA Energy Act
Sponsors
Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA] | Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA] | Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA] | Rep. Robert Hurt [R-VA] |
Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA] | Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA] | Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-04-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. |
2011-04-05 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
2011-04-05 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E641-642) |
Subjects
Energy
Energy revenues and royalties
Government trust funds
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
State and local finance
Virginia
Energy revenues and royalties
Government trust funds
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
State and local finance
Virginia
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1372/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1372/BILLS-112hr1372ih.pdf |