To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain offshore lease sales under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain offshore lease sales under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Environment, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers 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, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Offshore Energy Security Act of 2023.
- Section id7d009f2dfad54e81a52466d1579e0e9b: 2. Offshore oil and gas lease sales In this section: The term offshore lease sale means an oil and gas lease sale— that is held by the Secretary in accordance...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain offshore lease sales under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Environment, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain offshore lease sales under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Sponsors
Bill Cassidy
R-LA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following …
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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
an oil and gas lease sale— that is held by the Secretary in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), notwithstanding the requirements of section 18 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1344)
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