S. 1280 · 114th Congress
United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act or the USE IT Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 11, 2015
United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act or the USE IT Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to issue regulations to establish a specified graduated annual production incentive fee with respect to federal onshore and offshore lands subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring.
Amounts received for the fee shall be reserved for expenditures on inspection, enforcement, and permitting relating to oil and gas.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act
Also known as: USE IT Act
Latest action (May 19, 2015): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 11, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.