S. 158 (104th): Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act

Introduced:
Jan 05, 1995 (104th Congress, 1995–1996)
Sponsor:
Sen. John Johnston Jr. [D-LA]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

H.R. 2106 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Jul 25, 1995

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Status

This bill was introduced on January 5, 1995, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jan 05, 1995
Referred to Committee Jan 05, 1995
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
Committees

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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Full Title

A bill to provide for the energy security of the Nation through encouraging the production of domestic oil and gas resources in deep water on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Jan 05, 1995.
9 pages

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1/5/1995--Introduced.
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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