History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: State-owned lands; regular oil and gas leasing of certain.
| 1 | 01/20/97 | (S) | Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals;Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res | |
| 2 | 02/04/97 | (S) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Gollott
Additional Author: Woodfield
Code Sections: A 029-0007-0001, A 029-0007-0003, A 029-0007-0005, A 029-0007-0013
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-7-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO REORGANIZATION NOMENCLATURE; TO AMEND SECTION 29-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THOSE LANDS WHICH MAY BE LEASED BY THE COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY UNDER THIS ACT, TO PROHIBIT THE COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FROM LEASING CERTAIN LANDS IN THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OR EXTRACTION OF OIL, GAS OR OTHER MINERALS, TO PROHIBIT DRILLING ACTIVITIES IN THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND, TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE SOLICITING BIDS ON LEASING ANY SUBMERGED LANDS, TO PROVIDE FOR AN APPEAL FROM A DECISION OF THE COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND TO CLARIFY THE ALLOCATION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM LEASE ROYALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 29-7-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FROM DRILLING OR CONTRACTING FOR THE DRILLING IN THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND; TO AMEND SECTION 29-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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