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Version 25 · Reported to Senate · Feb 25, 2020
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;
allocates revenue from energy development in the Alaska OCS to Alaska for specified purposes, including mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, or natural resources; and
eliminates the 2% fee that the federal government currently deducts from a state's share to cover administrative or other costs.
People & committees
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R–LA
Legislative record
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 430.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. Without written report.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. Without written report.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-346.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
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