Offshore Lease Buyback Act of 1991

Summary

Offshore Lease Buyback Act of 1991 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to change from discretionary to mandatory the Secretary of the Interior's authority to cancel leases or permits in specified circumstances. Prohibits the cancellation of a lease or permit unless operations under it have been suspended or temporarily prohibited by the Secretary or pursuant to an Act of the Congress. (Present law provides for suspension by the Secretary alone.) Decreases the extension of such suspended lease from five years to one. Allows the compensation for a cancelled lease to be made in the form of a credit against bonus, rent, royalty, or permit fee payments. Requires the national interest of lands within the Outer Continental Shelf to be determined by application of a balancing process that gives weight to obtaining oil and gas supplies and protection of the environment, while allowing for consideration of other factors. Requires completion (subject to peer review) and publication within 180 days before an oil and gas lease sale of any environmental impact study of any area or region included in the lease sale.

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Timeline

1. 10 April 1991

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 April 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 April 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 15 April 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf.

   Source: Committee

5. 15 April 1991

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

   Source: Committee

6. 22 April 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.

   Source: Committee

7. 8 October 1992

   Committee

   See H.R.776.

   Source: Committee

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Sponsors

• Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Peterson, Douglas (Pete) [D-FL-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnston, Harry [D-FL-19] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-11] · D · Cosponsor
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