Senate Bill 2418
116th Congress(2019-2020)
COASTAL Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Aug 1, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2418
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Conservation Of America's Shoreline Terrain and Aquatic Life Act or the COASTAL Act
This bill addresses the distribution of revenues collected from oil and gas leasing on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and the Alaska OCS.
Specifically, the bill
- increases the revenue Gulf states (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) receive from certain federal oil and leases in the Gulf of Mexico and eliminates the revenue sharing cap;
- exempts from sequestration payments of such revenue to Gulf states; and
- allocates revenue from energy development in the Alaska OCS to Alaska for specified purposes, including mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, or natural resources.
02/25/2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 430.
02/25/2020
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. Without written report.
11/19/2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
11/07/2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-346.
08/01/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
08/01/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:12 PM