HR 3062 · 108th Congress · Energy

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue separately, for the same area, a lease for tar sand and a lease for oil and gas, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2003-09-10· Sponsored by Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(2003-10-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue separately, for the same area, a lease for tar sand and a lease for oil and gas. Declares that such a lease shall not be further subject to the Combined Hydrocarbon Leasing Act of 1981. Requires a lease for tar sand to be issued using the same bidding process, annual rental, and posting period as a lease issued for oil and gas. Sets the minimum acceptable bid for a tar sand lease at $2 per acre. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to promote any resource covered by a combined hydrocarbon lease, to waive, suspend, or alter any requirement that a permittee under a permit authorizing prospecting for tar sand must exercise due diligence.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 3062, A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue separately, for the same area, a lease for tar sand and a lease for oil and gas, and for other purposes

Oct 2, 2003

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 24, 2003</p>

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H.R. 3062, A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue separately, for the same area, a lease for tar sand and a lease for oil and gas, and for other purposes

Oct 2, 2003

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 24, 2003

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans
Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2]NV
Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]UT