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S. 158 (104th)

Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

5 January 1995

Last action

23 March 1995 · Committee

Status

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

Sponsors

Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA]

Subjects

Energy

Source updated

24 March 2026

Energy

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Summary

Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate any royalty or net profit share set forth in existing leases, before commencement of production, for oil or gas resources in deep water on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. Declares that no royalty payments shall be due on new production from any lease or unit located in specified water depths in the Western and Central Planning Areas of the Gulf until certain volumes of oil equivalent are produced. Suspends royalties for a five-year period for new leases in specified water depths in the Gulf.

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Timeline

  1. 5 January 1995

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 January 1995

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S484-485)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 January 1995

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 23 March 1995

    Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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