Virginia House Bill 155 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 20 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-12 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Interstate Offshore Energy Compact established. Creates the Interstate Offshore Energy Compact to secure the right of the member states to execute leases for the production and development of oil and natural gas resources three miles or more off the Atlantic shorelines of their respective states and to suspend the operation of any conflicting federal laws, rules, regulations, and orders within their states. The bill also creates the Interstate Offshore Energy Advisory Commission to study issues related to offshore energy development that are of particular concern and make nonbinding recommendations related to offshore energy policies to the member states for consideration by the legislatures of the member states. The bill provides that the compact becomes effective within a member state upon adoption of the compact by at least two member states and consent of the United States Congress.

Interstate Offshore Energy Compact; established.

Del. Robert Marshall [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-12	House	Left in Privileges and Elections
2014-01-10	House	Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee
2013-12-20	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2013-12-20	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101005D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+HB155
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB155+hil