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Joe Barton: “My next question is, if this bill were to become law, does the Secretary of Energy or the Secretary of the Interior have…”

On the recordMay 13, 2008
My next question is, if this bill were to become law, does the Secretary of Energy or the Secretary of the Interior have any discretion about accepting royalty in kind to oil or the cash equivalent, or is it a flat suspension with no exceptions?
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Questioning the provisions of a bill regarding royalty payments during a committee hearing.

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