H.R.6256: Responsible Ownership of Public Lands Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about environmental protection
  • Introduced June 12, 2008
  • Latest Major Action July 1, 2008

Bill Summary

Responsible Ownership of Public Land Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an annual production incentive fee for federal onshore and offshore lands subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring. Prescribes the fee amount for each acre of land from which oil or natural gas is produced for less than 90 days in a calendar year.Establishes the Energy Efficiency and Renewable...

(Source: Library of Congress)

What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill

There is one statement associated with H.R.6256.

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to House Education and Labor
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Natural Resources
Referred to House Science and Technology
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
June 12, 2008

Introduced in the House by Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

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