United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 11, 2015)
United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act or the USE IT Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to issue regulations to establish a specified graduated annual production incentive fee with respect to federal onshore and offshore lands subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring.
Amounts received for the fee shall be reserved for expenditures on inspection, enforcement, and permitting relating to oil and gas.
What just happenedMay 19, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 11, 2015
- May 19, 2015Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - May 11, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - May 11, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate