Offshore drilling; portion of royalties to be deposited in Transportation Trust Fund. (HB805)

Introduced By

Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Royalties from offshore drilling.  Requires that 80 percent of any revenues and royalties paid to the Commonwealth as a result of offshore natural gas and oil drilling shall be deposited to the Transportation Trust Fund. The remaining 20 percent shall be used to encourage and incentivize non-petroleum based transportation fuels.   View Full Text »

Status

02/01/2010: Merged into HB756
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