S 3588
111th Congress
Senate
Energy
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
A bill to limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issued by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes.
Introduced: July 14, 2010
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 2010
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463.
Jul 14, 2010
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jul 14, 2010
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Declares that a specified suspension of (moratorium on) certain offshore permitting and drilling activities on the Outer Continental Shelf shall not apply to a drill permit applicant that has complied with specified National Notices and has completed all required safety inspections.
Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to make a determination on whether to issue a permit within 30 days after determining that the applicant is in compliance with such Notices and has completed such inspections.
What's happening now
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463.