To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Mineral Leasing Act to require reports on rejected bids, to clarify timelines for the issuance of leases, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Mineral Leasing Act to require reports on rejected bids, to clarify timelines for the issuance of leases, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Energy, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H9760F992EEFD4F9880578D82EBE96A12: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Lands and Waters Leasing Transparency Act.
- Section HFE98706F28B04F56AAFDE0B97FF0D813: 2. Report on the determination of the fair market value of offshore oil and gas lease bids Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344)...
- Section HDF4824624EBB425790370787B0FA99BD: 3. Effect of court orders on deadline to issue onshore oil and gas leases Section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)) is amended by...
- Section H97B9DCA8960E4BA095E93D3B811D1CE7: 4. Civil actions challenging offshore lease sales Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a civil action challenging an offshore oil and gas lease sale...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Mineral Leasing Act to require reports on rejected bids, to clarify timelines for the issuance of leases, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Energy, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Mineral Leasing Act to require reports on rejected bids, to clarify timelines for the issuance of leases, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself and Ms. Hageman) introduced …
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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 tract for which the Secretary— held a lease sale
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