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To provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources on the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes. 6/18/2008--Introduced. Funding a Clean Energy Future By Bringing Lower Gas Prices for Americans Today Act of 2008 - Amends the Submerged Lands Act (SLA) regarding state seaward boundaries. Requires that extension and delineation of lateral offshore state boundaries follow the lines used to determine the Adjacent Zones of coastal states under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to the extent they extend twelve nautical miles from the nearest coastline. Exempts from SLA states' rights, authority, and requirements all oil and gas mineral rights for lands beneath navigable waters located within the expanded offshore state seaward boundaries established by this Act. States that such oil and gas mineral rights are: (1) part of the federal outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and remain federal property; and (2) subject [...] show full description
- 07/14/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- 07/10/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- 06/18/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
- 06/18/2008 - Referred to House Natural Resources
- 06/18/2008 - Referred to House Judiciary
show all actions- 07/14/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- 07/10/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- 06/18/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
- 06/18/2008 - Referred to House Natural Resources
- 06/18/2008 - Referred to House Judiciary
- 06/18/2008 - Referred to House Science and Technology
- 06/18/2008 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- 06/18/2008 - Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
- 06/18/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
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