Legal Issues Raised by Provision in House Energy Bill (H.R. 6) Creating Incentives for Certain OCS Leaseholders to Accept Price Thresholds

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Book

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional amendments.

Constitutional law.

Due process of law.

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1 online resource

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ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2007

Summary:

Analyzes potential legal challenges to Section 204 of H.R. 6, the Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation Act of 2007, to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases to holders of the threshold-less 1998/1999 leases, or associated persons, unless the leaseholder satisfies certain conditions. Discusses potential challenges based on the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment, the doctrine of unconstitutional conditions, substantive due process or equal protection guarantees of the Fifth Amendment, breach of contract, and the contract theories of unilateral or mutual mistake

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Legal Issues Raised by Provision in House Energy Bill (HR 6) Creating Incentives for Certain OCS Leaseholders to Accept Price Thresholds

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CRS-2007-AML-0278

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