H.R. 4958 (108th): Energy Independence for a Strong America Act of 2004

108th Congress, 2003–2004. Text as of Jul 22, 2004 (Introduced).

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HR 4958 IH

108th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 4958

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a sale of oil and gas leases on certain submerged lands of the outer Continental Shelf in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 22, 2004

Mr. JOHN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a sale of oil and gas leases on certain submerged lands of the outer Continental Shelf in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ‘Energy Independence for a Strong America Act of 2004’.

SEC. 2. LEASE SALE REQUIRED.

    The Secretary of the Interior shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337), conduct a sale of oil and gas leases on all submerged lands of the outer Continental Shelf in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that--

      (1) are depicted as ‘Leased or Deferred--Not Offered’ on the Minerals Management Service document entitled ‘Eastern Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 181, December 2001 Lease Terms, Economic Conditions, Stipulations, and Deferred Blocks for the FINAL NOTICE OF SALE 181’; and

      (2) are not subject to a lease under that section.