H.R. 1975 · 104th Congress · enacted
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996
Became Public Law No: 104-185.
Latest official action 1996-08-13 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to revise and expand the guidelines under which the authorities of the Secretary of the Interior for collection of oil and gas receipts and related activities may be delegated to a State upon its request. Provides for judicial review of any Secretarial action to approve or disapprove a State proposal. Sets a seven-year statute of limitations for any judicial proceeding or demand arising from a royalty obligation. Prescribes procedural guidelines for Secretarial and delegated States' actions and limitation periods, including royalty adjustments and refunds. Sets forth royalty terms, interest on royalty overpayments (except deliberate, excessive overpayments whose sole purpose is to receive such interest), penalties, and assessments. Prescribes procedural guidelines under which the Secretary and the State concerned shall jointly determine on a case by case basis the amount of production from marginal properties that shall be subject to prepayment or regulatory relief. Permits the Secretary's sole determination if the royalty payments are not shared with any State. Renders inapplicable except to Indian leases: (1) the current statute of limitations governing the recovery of penalties; and (2) the Secretary's authority to enter into cooperative agreeme…
Congressional Research Service · 1996-07-16
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Ken Calvert
House · CA District 41 · Republican
$1,249,056PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank D. Lucas
House · OK District 3 · Republican
$722,374PAC receipts · 2025–2026
13 of 13 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$20,000
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$19,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$15,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
IN THE ARENA PAC$15,000
NEW MAJORITY FEDERAL PAC$15,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordBLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$13,500
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,490
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$12,500
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$12,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC$11,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$11,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$11,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$11,000
AEROVIRONMENT, INC PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SECURITY PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED INTUITION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (APPLIED PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCME GROUP INC. PAC$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFENDING AMERICAN VALUES EVERYWHERE PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDIRIGO PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$10,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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