A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide a procedure for congressional disapproval of offshore oil and gas leases.

Summary

Provides, under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, that an oil or gas lease pertaining to the Outer Continental Shelf shall be issued by the Secretary of the Interior only after such lease has been submitted by the Secretary to Congress and only if neither House of Congress passes a resolution within 90 days stating that such House does not favor the lease. States how the 90-day disapproval period shall be determined and defines "resolution" for purposes of this Act. Provides that debate on a resolution shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing such resolution.

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Timeline

1. 6 February 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 February 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 February 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 February 1975

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-27] · R · Sponsor
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• · hsii00 · Standing

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