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A bill to prohibit drilling in the outer Continental Shelf, to prohibit coal leases on Federal land, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-750| Senate 
| Updated: 3/28/2017
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (7)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Keep It in the Ground Act of 201 7 This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from issuing, renewing, reinstating, or extending any nonproducing lease, or issuing any authorization for the exploration or production of oil, natural gas, or any other fossil fuel in the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or any other area of the Outer Continental Shelf. BOEM shall also cancel within 60 days any lease issued in the Beaufort Sea, Cook Inlet, or Chukchi Sea (three of the five bodies of water that encompass the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf). The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must not issue, renew, reinstate, or extend any nonproducing lease for the exploration or production of any onshore fossil fuels, including coal, oil, tar sands, oil shale, and gas, on land subject to the Mineral Leasing Act. The bill provides for exceptions if there is an imminent national security threat that would be significantly reduced by granting an exception. In addition, BOEM and the BLM may allow a nonproducing lease to be renewed or extended if the lease contract was signed before this bill, and giving effect to any provision of this bill is likely to lead to a material breach of contract.
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Timeline
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 28, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 11, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2242
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  • March 28, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 28, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • May 11, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2242
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Energy

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2242: To prohibit drilling in the outer Continental Shelf, to prohibit coal leases on Federal land, and for other purposes.
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesArctic OceanAtlantic OceanClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalGulf of MexicoLand use and conservationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOil and gasPacific Ocean

A bill to prohibit drilling in the outer Continental Shelf, to prohibit coal leases on Federal land, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-750| Senate 
| Updated: 3/28/2017
Keep It in the Ground Act of 201 7 This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from issuing, renewing, reinstating, or extending any nonproducing lease, or issuing any authorization for the exploration or production of oil, natural gas, or any other fossil fuel in the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or any other area of the Outer Continental Shelf. BOEM shall also cancel within 60 days any lease issued in the Beaufort Sea, Cook Inlet, or Chukchi Sea (three of the five bodies of water that encompass the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf). The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must not issue, renew, reinstate, or extend any nonproducing lease for the exploration or production of any onshore fossil fuels, including coal, oil, tar sands, oil shale, and gas, on land subject to the Mineral Leasing Act. The bill provides for exceptions if there is an imminent national security threat that would be significantly reduced by granting an exception. In addition, BOEM and the BLM may allow a nonproducing lease to be renewed or extended if the lease contract was signed before this bill, and giving effect to any provision of this bill is likely to lead to a material breach of contract.
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Timeline
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 28, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 11, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2242
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  • March 28, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 28, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • May 11, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2242
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (7)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2242: To prohibit drilling in the outer Continental Shelf, to prohibit coal leases on Federal land, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesArctic OceanAtlantic OceanClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalGulf of MexicoLand use and conservationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOil and gasPacific Ocean