Search Results: keywords:"expression of interest sensibility act"

  • H. R. 7375 — To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to improve the assessment of expression of interest fees, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:695

    H.R. 7375 is a proposed law that seeks to update the Mineral Leasing Act, specifically focusing on improving how fees are assessed when people express interest in leasing land for oil or gas exploration. The bill introduces new rules for charging fees when land is either not...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7375 is about changing the rules for paying fees when someone wants to use land for finding oil or gas. It says the interest lasts at least five years, and some new rules about paying money when no one else wants the land.

  • H. R. 678 — To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to improve the assessment of expression of interest fees, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:537

    H. R. 678, also known as the "Expression of Interest Sensibility Act," seeks to revise the Mineral Leasing Act with a focus on how fees are assessed for expressions of interest in leasing land for oil or gas exploration. The bill stipulates that if no bid is received for land...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 678 wants to change some rules about how people can ask to use land for looking for oil and gas. If someone asks to use the land and no one else wants it, they have to pay a fee, but if someone else does want it and wins, that person pays the fee.