To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new oil or natural gas production leases in the Gulf of Mexico under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to a person that does not renegotiate its existing leases in order to require royalty payments if oil and natural gas prices are greater than or equal to specified price thresholds, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, price control, definition change provision: 2 and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Price thresholds for royalty suspension provisions. It relies on compliance mandates, price controls, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Energy.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, price control, definition change provision: 2.
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Price thresholds for royalty suspension provisions.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, price control, definition change provision: 2 and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Price thresholds for royalty suspension provisions.
Key Policy Areas
Energy
Primary Purpose
The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, price control, definition change provision: 2 and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Price thresholds for royalty suspension provisions.
Policy Domains
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Grijalva introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a lease for oil or gas production in the Gulf of Mexico that is— in existence on the date of enactment of this Act
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