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HR 5313 111th Congress House

Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to require offshore oil rigs to install acoustic control systems, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 24, 2010 See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Environmental technologyMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionOil and gasTechnology assessmentWater quality
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 14, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 14, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
May 13, 2010
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
May 13, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 13, 2010
Referred to House Natural Resources
May 13, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 17, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study acoustic control systems for offshore oil rigs and to promulgate regulations that: (1) identify approved acoustic control systems for such rigs; and (2) require certain lessees using an offshore oil rig to install such systems within two years after publication of the regulations. Directs the Secretary, in lieu of such actions, to submit to Congress, and make available to the public, a report describing in detail the reasons acoustic control systems are not necessary for offshore oil rigs.

Directs the President, acting through the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to revise the National Contingency Plan developed under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include specific response procedures for various predetermined scenarios and conditions relating to oil discharges, including the location and amount of a discharge, and the length of time that has elapsed since a discharge occurred.

Directs the EPA Administrator and the Secretary jointly to review and report to Congress on oil spill removal technologies, including: (1) those used in federal responses; (2) those that are available worldwide and in development; and (3) investments by the EPA and the Department of the Interior in the development of improved oil spill removal technologies and methods.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 24, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5313: Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5313/
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