Amendment112th Congress
Amendment gives states the option to use oil and gas revenues as their state cost share of federal projects for "coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by coastal wetland losses.".
- Amendment Number
- 941
- Description
- Amendment gives states the option to use oil and gas revenues as their state cost share of federal projects for "coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by coastal wetland losses.".
- Purpose
- An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to allow oil and gas revenues to be used for coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by coastal wetland losses. Currently, H.R. 7 contains a prohibition on how states can use oil and gas revenues. Energy producing states use offshore oil and gas revenues to fund their required state cost share of hurricane protection and coastline restoration programs.
- Congress
- 112
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Feb 15, 2012
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Richmond amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 17:21:27
- Submitted Date
- Feb 15, 2012
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Feb 3, 2022