To amend title 10, United States Code, to make receipts collected from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance costs incurred by the United States with respect to the reserves.
Public Law 107-345 · H.R. 2187 · 107th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Dec 17, 2002 · Energy
Sponsor: Rep. Joel Hefley (R-CO-5)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Mark Udall, Rep. Scott McInnis
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends Federal law to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use, without further appropriation, up to $1.5 million of receipts collected from mineral leasing activities on Naval Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3 to cover the cost of additional analysis, site characterization, and geotechnical studies deemed necessary to support environmental restoration, waste management, or environmental compliance with respect to such Reserve. (Current law requires specific authorization and appropriation for the use of those moneys.)
Instructs the Secretary to report to Congress regarding: (1) the results and conclusions of the geotechnical studies; and (2) total cost estimates regarding the Secretary's preferred alternative to address such environmental restoration and compliance needs, as well as waste management, at the Reserve.
Authorizes the Secretary, following submission of the report, to access such moneys without further appropriation if the cost estimate does not exceed the total moneys covered into the Treasury under this Act and remaining available for obligation. Provides that, if the cost estimate exceeds available moneys, the Secretary may only access such moneys as subsequently authorized by Congress.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Commerce Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee- Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- Dec 17, 2002Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-345.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 6, 2002PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 20, 2002FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Armed Services Committee
- Dec 19, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Armed Services Committee
- Dec 18, 2001FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hefley moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 10, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 27, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 26, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 25, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Jun 20, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 14, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.