Number: RL30444 Title: CONSERVATION AND REINVESTMENT ACT (CARA) (H.R. 701) AND A RELATED INITIATIVE IN THE 106TH CONGRESS Authors: Jeffrey Zinn and M. Lynne Corn, Resources, Science, and Industry Division Abstract: Legislation to allocate revenues from Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas activities for federal and state resource acquisition and protection, urban recreation, wildlife protection, and related purposes passed the House on May 11, 2000 and was approved by the Senate Committee on Energy and natural Resources on July 25, 2000, but no further action was taken. This report compares these two bills with current law. Pages: 52 Date: Updated January 17, 2001