Domestic Drilling Act - Declares as having no force or effect all federal prohibitions against: (1) the leasing of any area of the outer Continental Shelf (OCS) or the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas; or (2) the spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing, preleasing, and related activities.
Revokes and declares as no longer in effect all withdrawals of federal lands and submerged lands by the President under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) inventory the oil and natural gas resources of all submerged lands of the OCS and all ANWR lands; and (2) prepare a strategic five-year plan for the sale of oil and natural gas leases for such submerged lands and lands.
Sets forth a schedule for the allocation of revenues collected by the United States under federal oil and gas leases in such areas.
Establishes in the Treasury the Department of Energy Reserve Fund, to be available for the cost of subsequent legislation to: (1) promote research, development, and use of clean domestic energy; and (2) increase domestic energy independence and energy security.
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 6593 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6593
To terminate prohibitions on leasing of areas of the Outer Continental
Shelf and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for exploration,
development, and production of oil and natural gas, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 24, 2008
Mr. Lampson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on
Science and Technology and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To terminate prohibitions on leasing of areas of the Outer Continental
Shelf and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for exploration,
development, and production of oil and natural gas, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Drilling Act''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF MORATORIA ON OIL AND GAS LEASING OF THE OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF AND ANWR.
All provisions of Federal law that prohibit leasing of any area of
the outer Continental Shelf or the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for
exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas, or
that prohibit the spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and
natural gas leasing, preleasing, and related activities for any such
area, shall have no force or affect.
SEC. 3. REVOCATION OF EXISTING PRESIDENTIAL WITHDRAWALS.
All withdrawals of Federal lands and submerged lands by the
President under the authority of section 12(a) of the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341(a)) are hereby revoked and no longer in
effect.
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT OIL AND GAS RESOURCES INVENTORY AND
LEASE SALES FOR THE OCS AND ANWR.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall, within 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act and under sections 8, 18,
and 19 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337, 1344,
and 1345)--
(1) conduct an inventory of the oil and natural gas
resources of all submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf
and all lands of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and
(2) prepare a strategic five-year plan for the sale of oil
and natural gas leases for such submerged lands and lands.
(b) Disposition of Revenues.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
distribute funds from all bonus bids, rentals, royalties, and other
sums collected each fiscal year by the United States under Federal oil
and gas leases of areas that are available for such leasing as a result
of the enactment of this Act, in the following manner:
(1) 25 percent shall be deposited into the Fund established
by section 5(a).
(2) 25 percent shall be deposited into the general fund of
the Treasury.
(3) 37.5 percent shall be paid to Alaska and other States
that are affected States (as that term is defined in section
2(f) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1331(f)) with respect any such lease, in proportion to the
amount of such funds collected under leases of areas in each
such State or for which the laws of each such State are
declared, pursuant to section 4(a)(2) of the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1333(a)(2)), to be the laws of the
United States.
(4) 12.5 percent shall be used to provide financial
assistance to States in accordance with section 6 of the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-8),
which shall be considered income to the Land and Water
Conservation Fund for purposes of section 2 of that Act (16
U.S.C. 460l-8).
SEC. 5. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESERVE FUND.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Treasury of
the United States the Department of Energy Reserve Fund (in this
section referred to as ``the Fund'').
(b) Use of Fund.--The Fund shall be available, to the extent
provided in appropriations Acts, for the cost of subsequent legislation
to promote research, development, and use of clean domestic energy,
including clean domestic renewable energy, and to increase domestic
energy independence and energy security.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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