National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act

Summary

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National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act - Terminates all federal prohibitions on expenditures of funds to conduct natural gas, oil, oil shale, and energy production leasing and preleasing activities for federal lands. Revokes withdrawals of federal submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from leasing for natural gas and oil exploration, development, and...

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Introduced(7/31/08)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. PETERSON

(R) PA – 5

Cosponsors (34)

Murphy

(R) PA

GREEN

(D) TX

BROWN

(R) SC

Bishop

(R) UT

Altmire

(D) PA

LAMPSON

(D) TX

Drake

(R) VA

Sali

(R) ID

Boren

(D) OK

Wilson

House (R) South Carolina

Topics

Science & Technology

Business & Finance

Defense

Environment & Public Lands

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

Sep 17, 2008

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