S. 3563 (112th): A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project.

Introduced:
Sep 19, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]
Status:
Died (Passed Senate)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 244 on Feb 07, 2013. See S. 244 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on December 30, 2012 but was never passed by the House.

Progress
Introduced Sep 19, 2012
Referred to Committee Sep 19, 2012
Passed Senate Dec 30, 2012
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
Committees

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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Last updated Dec 30, 2012.
4 pages

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12/30/2012--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project offices to: (1) specify Field Office for each of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Offices designated; and (2) replace the Miles City, Montana, field office with the Montana/Dakotas State Office, Montana (Billings).

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