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HR 2566 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas User charges and fees

No Free Inspections for Oil Companies Act

Introduced: July 15, 2011 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 19, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jul 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Free Inspections for Oil Companies Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and collect inspection fees from operators of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) facilities.

Establishes in the Treasury the Ocean Energy Enforcement Fund as depository for such fees.

Requires amounts collected by the Secretary to be credited as offsetting collections and to be made available for expenditure only for implementing inspections of OCS facilities (including mobile offshore drilling units) and for administration of the inspection program.

What's happening now July 19, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3446 Related bill Fair Payment for Energy and Mineral Production on Public Lands Act
  • S 917 Related bill Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2566: No Free Inspections for Oil Companies Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2566/
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"H.R. 2566: No Free Inspections for Oil Companies Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2566/.
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H.R. 2566, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2566/.
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