HR 1320 · 102th Congress · Environmental Protection

National Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-03-07· Sponsored by Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Field Hearings Held in Anchorage, Alaska.(1991-08-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Title I: Findings and Definitions - National Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1991 - Sets forth congressional findings and definitions. Title II: Oil and Gas Leasing on National Wildlife Refuges - Mandates that all oil and gas leasing receipts generated from activities on units of the National Wildlife Refuge System be deposited into the Refuge Revenue Sharing Fund. Exempts oil and gas leases on Alaskan units of the System from such mandate. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) to repeal, with the commencement of the first coastal plain lease sale, the proscription against oil and gas leasing within the Arctic Refuge. Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to initiate, through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Director), a coastal plain oil and gas leasing program. Makes this Act the sole authority for oil and gas leasing and regulation on the coastal plain. Suspends all lease sales, in the event that the State of Alaska initiates a judicial challenge to the division of revenues between the State and the Federal Government, until a final decision has been issued. Directs the Secretary, through the Director, to publ…

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Cosponsors (5)

4 Democrats1 Republican