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H.R. 4761: Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006

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H.R. 4761: Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-02-15 · Energy · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 588.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-02-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 354 (2006): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR4761 (2006-06-29), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 588. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006

Plain summary

Domestic Energy Production through Offshore Exploration and Equitable Treatment of State Holdings Act of 2006 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to revise the determination of adjacent zones and planning areas in the subsoil and seabed of the outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Prescribes guidelines for: (1) lease administration; (2) lease grants; (3) lease receipts ; and (4) allocations to states and coastal municipal political subdivisions. Modifies review guidelines for OCS exploration plans and drilling permits. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to include in each five-year program lease sales that offer at least 75% of the available unleased acreage within each OCS Planning Area for oil and gas or natural gas leasing. Revises requirements for review of OCS development and production plans. Establishes the Federal Energy Natural Resources Enhancement Fund. Declares without force or effect all provisions of existing federal law that prohibit spending appropriated funds for OCS oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing. Prohibits a federal agency from permitting certain activities on federal OCS or in state waters that are incompatible with either oil or natural gas leasing, or with exploration and production of tracts that are geologically prospective for oil or natural gas. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to revise regulation of surface-disturbing activities. Redesignates the Minerals Management Service as the National Ocean Resources and Royalty Service. Rigs to Reefs Act of 2005 - Amends the OCSLA to prescribe requirements for the use of decommissioned offshore oil and gas platforms for mariculture, artificial reef, and scientific research. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the requirement for: (1) a comprehensive inventory of OCS oil and natural gas resources; and (2) payments for oil shale and tar sands leases. Establishes the Federal Energy And Mineral Resources Professional Development Fund. National Geologic Data and Mapping Fund Act of 2006 - Establishes the National Geologic Data and Mapping Fund. Prescribes implementation guidelines for leasing areas located within 100 miles of California or Florida. Amends the OCSLA to repeal the coastal impact assistance program.

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Official text

Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] · 114 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006 (2006-06-26); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006 (2006-06-26); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006 (2006-06-28); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006 (2006-06-28); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006 (2006-06-29); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006 (2006-06-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Tom Cole (R-OK), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID) and 54 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr4761 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109