Oil Shale Development Act of 2005
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 20, 2005)
Oil Shale Development Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) make available for leasing public land considered necessary to conduct research and development activities with respect to innovative technologies for the recovery of shale oil; (2) complete a programmatic environmental impact statement that analyzes potential leasing for commercial development of oil shale resources on public land; and (3) implement a national assessment of oil shale resources for the purposes of evaluating and mapping oil shale deposits, in specified geographic areas.
Declares that this Act does not preempt or affect any state water law or interstate compact relating to water.
What just happenedMay 20, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 20, 2005
- May 20, 2005IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - May 20, 2005IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate