HR 840
112th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
SECURE Act
Introduced: February 28, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 1, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1394-1395)
Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 28, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Safe Exploration Coming from Underwater Reserves of Energy Act or the SECURE Act - Permits each holder of a permit to drill for oil or natural gas that was approved by the Minerals Management Service before May 3, 2010, to conduct all operations authorized under the terms of the permit: (1) without further review by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement; and (2) without further review or delay under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any other similar statutes such as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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