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ND HCR3008

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/8/2015

Primary Sponsor

Roscoe Streyle

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Origin

House of Representatives

64th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Urges Congress to repeal the crude oil export prohibition established by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975
  • Contends that the original reasons for the prohibition (maintaining domestic price ceilings and preserving depleting reserves) are no longer applicable due to advances in directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing technologies in the Bakken Formation and other shale plays
  • Notes the United States currently exports over four million barrels of refined products daily and argues lifting the crude oil export ban would support economic growth and stability
  • Directs the North Dakota Secretary of State to send copies of the resolution to each member of Congress
  • Passed by the Sixty-fourth North Dakota Legislative Assembly in 2015

Legislative Description

A concurrent resolution urging Congress to lift the prohibition on the export of crude oil from the United States.

Last Action

Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08

4/8/2015

Committee Referrals

Energy and Natural Resources1/8/2015

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