S.Amdt. 4801

SA 4801. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4789 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in the bill (amendment #4789) include the following:

“Sec.__. Section 433 of Division F of P.L. 110-161 is hereby repealed. Notwithstanding the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58), the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue any final regulations pursuant to subsection 369(d) of such Act sooner than 90 days after publication of proposed regulations pursuant to such subsection and shall not conduct a competitive oil shale lease sale pursuant to subsection 369(e) of such Act prior to December 31, 2011.”