H.R. 6529 would greatly enhance the Nation's environmental, energy, economic, and national security by terminating long-standing Federal prohibitions on the domestic production of abundant offshore supplies of oil and natural gas.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inMaximize Offshore Resource Exploration Act of 2008, or the MORE Act of 2008 - Declares without force or effect all federal prohibitions against the expenditure of appropriated funds to editconduct natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the wikiOuter Continental Shelf (OCS).

Revokes all withdrawals of federal submerged lands from leasing for oil and benatural gas exploration and production.

Amends the firstOuter Continental Shelf Lands Act to provideprohibit the Secretary of the Interior from granting an oil or natural gas lease for any OCS located within 25 miles of a detailed summarystate coastline unless the state has enacted a law approving the issuance of such leases by the bill!)Sectretary.

Sets forth an allocation schedule for a 75% state share of revenues derived from U.S. royalties under qualified oil and gas leases on submerged lands located within the seaward boundaries of a state.

Extends the jurisdiction of state civil and criminal law, as appropriate, to the Alaska, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas.<br>
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 7/22/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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== Points in Favor ==

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