To prohibit the use of funds to provide royalty relief for the production of oil and natural gas.
What it does: Inserts new text on page 253, between lines 19 and 20
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)Inserts new text on page 253, between lines 19 and 20
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: PROHIBITION OF FUNDS FOR OIL AND NATURAL GAS ROYALTY RELIEF
Inserted: Sec. 7032. (a) No funds made available under this Act or any other Act for any fiscal year for royalty and offshore minerals management may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to provide relief from a requirement to pay a royalty for the production of oil or natural gas from Federal land during any period in which--
Inserted: (1) for the production of oil, the average price of crude oil in the United States is greater than $55 a barrel; and
Inserted: (2) for the production of natural gas, the average price of natural gas in the United States is $10 per 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas.
Inserted: (b) In administering funds made available for royalty or offshore minerals management, the Secretary of the Interior may waive or specify alternative requirements if the Secretary of the Interior determines that royalty relief is necessary to avoid oil or natural gas supply disruptions as a consequence of hurricanes or other natural disasters.
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SA 3665. Mr. WYDEN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4939, making emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; as follows:
On page 253, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
PROHIBITION OF FUNDS FOR OIL AND NATURAL GAS ROYALTY RELIEF
Sec. 7032. (a) No funds made available under this Act or any other Act for any fiscal year for royalty and offshore minerals management may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to provide relief from a requirement to pay a royalty for the production of oil or natural gas from Federal land during any period in which--
(1) for the production of oil, the average price of crude oil in the United States is greater than $55 a barrel; and
(2) for the production of natural gas, the average price of natural gas in the United States is $10 per 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas.
(b) In administering funds made available for royalty or offshore minerals management, the Secretary of the Interior may waive or specify alternative requirements if the Secretary of the Interior determines that royalty relief is necessary to avoid oil or natural gas supply disruptions as a consequence of hurricanes or other natural disasters.
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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3937)
May 3, 2006
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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3937)
May 3, 2006
Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 3665.
May 3, 2006
Amendment SA 3665 ruled out of order by the chair.
May 3, 2006
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3858)
May 2, 2006
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3771)
May 1, 2006
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3639, S3641-3668)
April 27, 2006
Senate amendment submitted
April 26, 2006
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3665 proposed by Senator Wyden.
April 26, 2006
Amendment SA 3665 proposed by Senator Wyden. (consideration: CR S3632-3634; text: CR S3632-3633) To prohibit the use of funds to provide royalty relief for the production of oil and natural gas.
April 26, 2006
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