US HB3859 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-15 - 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 January 13 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-15 - 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
Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase from $2 per acre to $4 per acre the national minimum acceptable bid for oil and gas leases. Increases from $2 per acre to $5 per acre the minimum acceptable bid for a tar sand lease. Increases the annual rental of a lease from $1.50 per acre to $3 per acre for the first through the fifth year of the lease. Increases the annual lease rental from $2 per acre to $4 per acre for each year after such fifth year. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make a cost-of-living adjustment of such dollar amounts at least once every four years and to publish each one in the Federal Register.
Title
Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act
Sponsors
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA] | Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] |
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI] | Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ] |
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH] | Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA] |
Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-01-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. |
2014-01-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3859/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3859/BILLS-113hr3859ih.pdf |