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Full Committee to Hold Hearing on Offshore Energy Revenue Sharing

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On Wednesday, July 27th the House Natural Resources Committee will hold an oversight hearing on “State Perspectives on Offshore Revenue Sharing.” The hearing will feature testimony from representatives of coastal states and examine state interest in a fair, equitable revenue sharing plan from offshore revenues. In FY 2008, it is estimated that federal offshore energy production generated…

Chairman Hastings Letter to Secretary Salazar Reiterating April 25th Request for Specified Documents and Information on the 6-month Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Drilling Moratorium, Sets New Deadline

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Dear Mr. Secretary: On April 25, 2011, we sent you a letter that requested documents, drafts and communications related to the Report of Investigation - Federal Moratorium on Deepwater Drilling Case No. PI-PI-IO-0562- issued by the Office of Inspector General. Specifically, we requested the following items: Any and all documents, referring, relating, or pertaining, directly or…

Chairmen Hastings and Lamborn Letter to Secretary Salazar Reiterating Requests for Documents Related to the Rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule, Sets New Deadline

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Dear Mr. Secretary: As you are aware, the Committee on Natural Resources (Committee) is actively investigating issues surrounding the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule (Rule). Through series of letters to the OSM and the Department of the Interior (DOI), the Committee has…

Cutting Federal Red Tape to Facilitate Renewable Energy Act (H.R. 2170)

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Reporting H.R. 2170 Out of Committee (Passed 24-16. View Roll Call Vote) This bill would accelerate the development of clean, renewable energy projects on Federal lands and waters to create jobs and protect the environment. Hastings Amendment – Technical Amendment (Agreed to by Voice Vote.) Holt Amendment #002 – (Failed 14-21. View Roll Call Vote) This amendment would require the…

Exploring for Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act (H.R. 2171)

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Reporting H.R. 2171 Out of Committee (Passed 26-16. View Roll Call Vote) This bill would establish a common sense, streamlined policy for the development of clean geothermal energy resources that will create jobs and provide low cost energy to American families. Labrador Amendment – Expands Area Available for a Geothermal Test Project (Agreed to by Voice Vote.) This amendment increases…

Utilizing America's Federal Lands for Wind Energy Act (H.R. 2172)

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Reporting H.R. 2172 Out of Committee (Passed 26-16. View Roll Call Vote) This bill would speed the production of clean, renewable American energy by streamlining the process to develop onshore wind power on Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service lands. Lamborn Amendment – Technical Amendment (Agreed to by Voice Vote.) Holt Amendment #001 – Consultation with FAA Not Affected…

Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act (H.R. 2173)

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Reporting H.R. 2173 Out of Committee (Passed 24-18. View Roll Call Vote) This would speed the production of clean, renewable American energy by streamlining the process for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to develop offshore wind power. Wittman Amendment – Technical Amendment (Agreed to by Voice Vote.) Hanabusa Amendment #002 – Consultation With FAA Not Affected (Failed…