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Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010

Introduced: May 11, 2010 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2010
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-679, pt. 3.
May 11, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 11, 2010
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase from $20,000 per day to $75,000 per day the maximum civil liability for a person's failure to comply with such Act or any term of a lease, license, or permit issued pursuant to it, or any regulation or order issued under it, after expiration of any reasonable period allowed for corrective action.

Requires a civil penalty of up to $150,000 per day for any such failure which constitutes a threat of serious, irreparable, or immediate harm or damage to life (including fish and other aquatic life), property, any mineral deposit, or the marine, coastal, or human environment.

Increases from $100,000 to $10 million the criminal fine for violations under such Act.

What's happening now May 25, 2010

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-679, pt. 3.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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