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112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 516
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 9, 2011
Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Sessions) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To extend outer Continental Shelf leases to accommodate permitting delays and to provide operators time to meet new drilling and safety requirements.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Lease Extension and Secure Energy
Act of 2011
.
Extension of certain outer continental shelf leases
Definition of Covered Lease
In this section, the term covered
lease
means each oil and gas lease for the Gulf of Mexico outer
Continental Shelf region issued under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) that was—
not producing as of April 30, 2010; or
suspended from
operations, permit processing, or consideration, in accordance with the
moratorium set forth in the Minerals Management Service Notice to Lessees and
Operators No. 2010–N04, dated May 30, 2010, or the decision memorandum of the
Secretary of the Interior entitled Decision memorandum regarding the
suspension of certain offshore permitting and drilling activities on the Outer
Continental Shelf
and dated July 12, 2010.
Extension of covered leases
The Secretary of the Interior shall extend the term of a covered lease by 1 year.
Effect on suspensions of operations or production
The extension of covered leases under this Act is in addition to any suspension of operations or suspension of production granted by the Minerals Management Service or Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement after May 1, 2010.