S.2568: A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about congress
  • Introduced Jan. 29, 2008
  • Latest Major Action Jan. 29, 2008

Bill Sponsor

Bill Summary

Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from offering for leasing, preleasing, and specified related activity within the Chukchi or Beaufort Sea Planning Area until the following prerequisites have been met: (1) the Secretary enters into an agreement with the National Research Council to report to Congress upon specified missing information regarding the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea marine and coastal...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan. 29, 2008

Introduced in the Senate by John Kerry (D-Mass.)

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